Why Bring a Good News Room to Your School?

Good News Room reporters hosted by Mr Speaker - our project gives literacy, aspiration and confidence to young reporters aged 5 to 21 and free PR to schools written by the students themselves.

Turning Students Into Positive Reporters

A Good News Room transforms your school into a real-life newsroom where children and young people aged 4–21 become aspirational confident, positive reporters where they can ‘belong’.

Students learn to discover and write uplifting stories from their school, local community and the wider world — building literacy, communication skills, confidence, aspiration and teamwork along the way.

Many students who struggle in traditional classroom settings thrive inside a Good News Room because they feel listened to, valued and inspired to belong.

The project also supports wellbeing and mental health by encouraging young people to focus on kindness, achievement, resilience and hope. Students are taught to interview others with confidence, speak publicly, create content, work to deadlines and develop real-world media skills.

Every story produced helps promote your school in a positive way through the Good News Post UK-global online newspaper and wider media opportunities — giving schools authentic, student-led PR created by the pupils themselves.

Founded in 2011, Good News Rooms have expanded across schools in the UK and internationally, including Malawi, Africa, helping inspire a new generation of young reporters through the Jill Dando News Network.

What’s Included in the 12-month 10 mdouble project

• Full set-up and training for your students and staff leader.

• Online resources for students and staff.

• Belong to the Good News Post network of schools, supporting each other and training up young reporters.

• Publish your stories to the Good News Post www.goodnewspost.co.uk platform across your area, UK and world.

• Visit of minimum one journalist a year meet the young reporters.

Sign your school up news@goodnewspost.co.uk

*Jill Dando News journalist interviewing the Speaker of the House of Commons*

Inspiring a New Generation of Young Reporters

The Jill Dando News Network is an expanding network of young reporters inspired by the life, values and journalism style of beloved BBC presenter Jill Dando.

Based inside dedicated Good News Rooms, students are trained to report real-life stories with positivity, kindness, humility, aspiration and a smile — qualities Jill Dando was known for throughout her career.

The first Good News Room was created in 2011 by The Purple Sheep PR organisation, founded by an award-winning journalist, at Priory School in Weston-super-Mare, Jill Dando’s home town.

In 2016, the Jill Dando News Network was officially launched at Jill’s former school, Worle School, following the opening of another Good News Room there.

Today, the network is helping create a new generation of positive young journalists across the UK and internationally, including projects in Malawi.

Students work in inspiring positive newsroom-style environments where they are encouraged to find and share uplifting stories — including stories about themselves, their communities, charities and inspirational people making a difference.

Young reporters also interview major public figures including NASA astronauts, world leaders, MPs, Mr Speaker, charities, businesses and national organisations.

Since 2011, students have been trained and supported by professional journalists and media experts from organisations including the BBC, Sky News, ITV, CBS News America and national newspapers including The Sunday Times.

The entire project was created by The Purple Sheep, which established the Good News Rooms, the Good News Post newspaper and the Jill Dando News Network.

To support its continued growth across the UK and beyond, The Purple Sheep later created Good News Post Ltd, which now runs and develops the Good News Post, Good News Rooms and the Jill Dando News Network.