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.

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!

📚 Our latest is Fear Files: Hide and Seek by Christopher Edge, published by Walker Books.👻 This spine-tingling read, p...
19/10/2025

📚 Our latest is Fear Files: Hide and Seek by Christopher Edge, published by Walker Books.

👻 This spine-tingling read, perfect for Halloween, sees its characters become trapped in a supernatural game of hide and seek. In a Q&A, the author tells us all about his writing routine, what subject he loved at school and his favourite ghost story.

📸 © 2025 Mathias Ball

Footballer and coach Iqra Ismail leads the Female Refugee Football Project at London football club Queens Park Rangers. ...
18/10/2025

Footballer and coach Iqra Ismail leads the Female Refugee Football Project at London football club Queens Park Rangers. She helps refugees (people who have left their home country because of war or the threat of violence) find friends and improve their health through sport.

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The latest issue of is out now.In it, children can:🕊️ Read about the peace deal in the Middle East.🐘 Learn about a pro...
17/10/2025

The latest issue of is out now.

In it, children can:

🕊️ Read about the peace deal in the Middle East.
🐘 Learn about a project that's helping to improve relations between elephants and farmers.
🟢 Find out which city has been named Europe's green capital.

And lots more.

Children's author Michael Morpurgo spoke to The Times newspaper about the importance of children having access to storie...
13/10/2025

Children's author Michael Morpurgo spoke to The Times newspaper about the importance of children having access to stories that they can enjoy. "What's important is that they become readers," he said.

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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...
12/10/2025

In each issue of The Week Junior, 's Susie Dent journeys into the past via our . This week, she tells readers about the word "pioneer". 🧗🏼‍♀️🌟

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📚 Our is The Girl Who Raced the World, written by Nat Harrison and published by Piccadilly Press. In our Q&A, Harrison...
12/10/2025

📚 Our is The Girl Who Raced the World, written by Nat Harrison and published by Piccadilly Press.

In our Q&A, Harrison spoke about the importance of trying things that scare you.

Plus, we bring you five thrilling ends to book series.🤩

📸 © Tom Clohosy Cole

The latest episode of is out now.Bex from Fun Kids Radio is joined by Eve and Joe to discuss:👻 A scheme to recycle o...
11/10/2025

The latest episode of is out now.

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

👻 A scheme to recycle outfits.
🪪 Digital ID cards.
🦁 The wild animals they'd like to see in real life.

And loads more!

⏳ Episodes are around 30 minutes.

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

The latest issue of is out now. In it, children can:🐒 Learn about the amazing life and achievements of Dr Jane Goodall...
10/10/2025

The latest issue of is out now. In it, children can:

🐒 Learn about the amazing life and achievements of Dr Jane Goodall.
🤝 Read our feature on conflict resolution.
🤔 Find out which food crop is being grown in the UK for the first time.

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.