The Week Junior

The Week Junior The Week Junior is a multi award-winning current affairs magazine for eight to 14-year-olds.

The Week Junior explains news and current affairs to young people in a safe, accessible and inspiring way. Engaging, immediate, colourful and inspiring, it offers a weekly opportunity for children to explore their world and develop their now opinions about the things that matter. With content ranging from science, technology, animals and the environment to apps, coding and entertainment, every issue is carefully created to feed curious young minds.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who is the current children's laureate, is to be the lead judge of a big new annual prize for chil...
03/11/2025

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who is the current children's laureate, is to be the lead judge of a big new annual prize for children's literature. The first winner of the Children's Booker Prize will be announced in 2027.

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In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about th...
02/11/2025

In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about the word "clock". 🕰️

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The latest episode of is here. Kaye and Joe join Bex from Fun Kids Radio to chat about:🎨 The after-school clubs they e...
01/11/2025

The latest episode of is here. Kaye and Joe join Bex from Fun Kids Radio to chat about:

🎨 The after-school clubs they enjoyed
🦕 The discovery of a huge "dinosaur highway"
👑 King Charles and Pope Leo praying together

And lots more!

⏳ Episodes are around 30 minutes.

🎧 Available via theweekjunior.co.uk/show or via the link in our bio.

The latest issue of The Week Junior is here! Children can:🦕 Find out about the discovery of a major "dinosaur highway" i...
31/10/2025

The latest issue of The Week Junior is here! Children can:

🦕 Find out about the discovery of a major "dinosaur highway" in Oxfordshire
🇯🇵 Read all about the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall
💰 Learn about how money management can boost confidence and control, and how they can get started

And more!

Joshua Idehen is a spoken-word artist who writes and performs his poems, sometimes to music. He talked to The Guardian n...
26/10/2025

Joshua Idehen is a spoken-word artist who writes and performs his poems, sometimes to music. He talked to The Guardian newspaper recently about his life and how he believes everyone does bad things sometimes, but they can all make up for it too.

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In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about th...
26/10/2025

In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about the word "penguin". 🐧

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🧛🏻 Our latest is Dracula & Daughters by Emma Carroll - Author, published by Faber Children's Books. A fresh twist on t...
26/10/2025

🧛🏻 Our latest is Dracula & Daughters by Emma Carroll - Author, published by Faber Children's Books. A fresh twist on the long tradition of vampire tales, this is a story of family, friendship and the power of working together.

✍️ Emma Carroll tells us what she enjoys the most about being an author, her writing drink of choice and whether she's easily spooked.

🎃 Also in our pages, find five new spooky stories for and an interview with Do You Believe in Ghosts? author and broadcaster Danny Robins.

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The latest episode of is here. Eve and Joe join Bex from Fun Kids Radio to chat about:🎃 The best costumes they have ...
25/10/2025

The latest episode of is here. Eve and Joe join Bex from Fun Kids Radio to chat about:

🎃 The best costumes they have worn
💎 The theft of eight pieces of jewellery from the Louvre earlier this week
✍️ Jude, a boy who has written a book about having a stammer

And lots more!

⏳ Episodes are around 30 minutes.

🎧 Available via theweekjunior.co.uk/show or via the link in our bio.

On Wednesday, staff writer Joe visited the set of CBBC's Horrible Science for a behind-the-scenes look at the show.The H...
24/10/2025

On Wednesday, staff writer Joe visited the set of CBBC's Horrible Science for a behind-the-scenes look at the show.

The Horrible Science team were busy wrapping up filming of the second series. Joe watched them filming a scene and met some of the actors, including Nick Arnold, who wrote the Horrible Science books and is making a cameo appearance in the series.

The second series of Horrible Science is due out in spring next year. Catch an article about it in an issue of The Week Junior in 2026.

The latest issue of is out now, and it's a spooktacular one!In it, children can: 🎃 Find out about the history of Hallo...
24/10/2025

The latest issue of is out now, and it's a spooktacular one!

In it, children can:

🎃 Find out about the history of Halloween.
👻 Read our interview with a ghost detective.
👩‍🍳 Learn how to make gingerbread mummies.

And lots more!

In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about th...
20/10/2025

In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about the word "conker". 🌰

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The latest episode of is out now.Bex from Fun Kids Radio is joined by Joe and Eve to discuss:✨ The fantasy worlds they...
20/10/2025

The latest episode of is out now.

Bex from Fun Kids Radio is joined by Joe and Eve to discuss:

✨ The fantasy worlds they'd like to visit.
🎬 Whether or not AI actors are a good idea.
❤️ Hero of the Week Calum Scott.

And lots more!

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The Week Junior magazine explains news and current affairs to young people in a safe, accessible and inspiring way. Engaging, immediate, colourful and entertaining, it offers a weekly opportunity for 8–14 year olds to explore their world and develop their own opinions about the things that matter. With content ranging from science, technology, animals and the environment to apps, coding and entertainment, every issue is carefully created to feed curious young minds.

Launched in November 2015, The Week Junior is adored by its readers, praised by parents and teachers and has won a number of awards in recognition of its editorial excellence.