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.

11 November is Purple Tuesday, a day dedicated to making public spaces more accessible and inclusive for disabled people...
10/11/2025

11 November is Purple Tuesday, a day dedicated to making public spaces more accessible and inclusive for disabled people. Marie Tidball, an MP, was born with a disability and is campaigning for better accessibility in the Houses of Parliament, including doors that open more easily and more accessible toilets.

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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...
09/11/2025

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

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📖 Our current is Time Lions and the Chrono-Loop by Krystal Sutherland and Martin Seneviratne. Published by Piccadilly ...
09/11/2025

📖 Our current is Time Lions and the Chrono-Loop by Krystal Sutherland and Martin Seneviratne. Published by Piccadilly Press, it's an action-packed sci-fi adventure.

⏱️ In our Q&A, the authors tell us where they'd go if they could time-travel.

🤫 Also on our pages is a list of five books about secrets and mysteries, and an interview with author Farah Karim-Cooper.

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🧠📚 Ahead of Michael Rosen Day on 13 November, take our quick quiz and show what you know about the amazing poet and auth...
08/11/2025

🧠📚 Ahead of Michael Rosen Day on 13 November, take our quick quiz and show what you know about the amazing poet and author. You can do it as a family or take turns and see who gets the highest score. 📝

🔗 Find it at theweekjunior.co.uk/quiz or at the link in our bio.

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The latest episode of is here. Joe and Kaye join Bex from Fun Kids Radio to chat about:😆 The museums they would open⛪️...
08/11/2025

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

😆 The museums they would open
⛪️ Barcelona's Sagrada Família becoming the world's tallest church
🧳 Whether tourist taxes are a good idea

And more!

⏳ Episodes are around 30 minutes.

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

07/11/2025

Watch an interview with author Tom Percival after his book The Wrong Shoes won the Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9-12 years) category at The Week Junior Book Awards 2025. 📚🌟

💜 Children will find advice on three ways to be kind from Tom on our page in this week's issue. 🤗

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07/11/2025

🎧 We got to chat to Harry Potter audiobook stars Arabella Stanton, Max Lester and Frankie Treadaway about what magical object from the series they would keep. 🧙✨

📖 Children can read the full interview in the latest issue of the magazine.

The latest issue of The Week Junior is here! Children can:🎊 Read about Michael Rosen and his big poetry party🇪🇬 Find out...
07/11/2025

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

🎊 Read about Michael Rosen and his big poetry party
🇪🇬 Find out about the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo
🌵 Make a tiny terrarium

And much more!

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!

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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.