13th November 2018
At our Shine awards day this summer, Best Feature Article and our Journalist of the Year was awarded to George Thornicroft from Altrincham Grammar School.
Part of his prize was a masterclass with the legendary Daily Telegraph journalist and long-time friend of the Shine School Media Awards, Dr Simon Heffer.
Here George tells his story.
1st November 2018
The creation of a school newspaper or magazine can help to build so many important skills for the future.
Teamwork, literacy, design and leadership skills amongst others are all necessary to successfully put a coherent publication together.
29th October 2018
At Shine 2018, Fearns Community Sports College won both Best Newspaper and Best Newspaper Cover for Fearns Chat, their school newspaper.
Two students tell us about their experience enjoying their prize – a workshop day at tes.
15th October 2018
It feels like autumn has got into full swing and I hope everyone has got their teeth into the new term.
Some of you may be wondering how a school magazine can fit into your already bursting schedules, and with a new exam-based curriculum, we understand these issues.
4th October 2018
It’s October already and we are busy planning next year’s awards.
With that in mind over the next couple of weeks we have some exciting announcements about new categories in the competition specifically aimed at media projects that potential 2019 prize winners might like to tackle.
28th September 2018
Hello headteachers, heads of department, teachers and librarians!
We hope that your new term has got off to a good start and now that all systems are go, we would like to ask that you consider starting a pupil-led school magazine, newspaper, website or podcast.
