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Online misinformation and the UK riots

Help your students reflect on what they saw and heard about the recent riots with these informative articles, videos and guides.

Downloadable media literacy lessons

Get started teaching media literacy with these fun KS3 and KS4 interactive lessons from Other Side of the Story that introduce students to the main media literacy concepts.

What is fake news?
Exploring social media
What is bias?
What are sources?
How to debate, not hate
Give informed opinions

Quick games and KS3 / KS4 media lesson stimulus

Check out our interactive online games that are ideal for lesson starters or quick tasks to focus attention at the start of a lesson or morning/afternoon.

±«Óătv Young Reporter

Want to use your students' new found media skills to enter the ±«Óătv Young Reporter Competition? Find out more about Young Reporter here and learn how to construct an award-winning story by watching past winners.

Creative production skills

Help your students hone specific media skills with these how to guides and other teaching resources.

News stories explained

Looking to help students understand the big news stories? ±«Óătv presenter Ros Atkins breaks them down into short chunks ideal for short/quick activities at the start or end of a lesson.

Stand-alone media literacy resources

Looking for short videos or stimulus to show in form time, start a lesson or spark a discussion? Check out these videos and interactive quizzes to help your students understand the impact of how things like echo chambers, unconscious bias, and how confusing facts with opinions can affect their views.