The Week Junior

"When you are young, you’re naturally curious about the world and everything in it. But the world seems made for grown-ups; complex and unknowable. That’s why we’ve created The Week Junior. It explains the news and events in ways that children understand; immediate, colourful, exciting. From news to nature, science to geography, and sport to books, The Week Junior explores an extraordinary array of topics from around the globe. Written to engage a young person’s point of view, without spoon-feeding or patronising, it explains events in a safe, accessible and inspiring way."

The big picture

Something worth talking about • Lost for words? Try starting a conversation with one of these questions, inspired by stories this magazine.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Editor’s note

Listen to it! • Bex, Eve and Joe discuss which film they’d like to watch again for the first time, if they could.

EU and UK work on trade deal

The Brexit trade deal

Eisenkot asked to form government

COP31 climate talks begin

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Remembering those who served

Support for soldiers

Changes in secondary schools

Gritters named by children

Snap, crackle, recipe swap

Fundraiser for kids with cancer

Around the world

Should young people do national service? • Some say the scheme could help people develop important skills.

Award-winning acts of kindness • Noah won the 2026 Kind Pupil Award.

Beth Coffey • Tree surgeon

THEY SAID IT!

Charities buy land to protect nature

Help for farmers

Spot amethyst deceivers

Rare oil-oozing beetle rediscovered

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Managing your diet and living your life • Millions of people have diabetes – here’s what that means.

Learning to train your dreams

What is meditation?

Cast your vote to pick the winner!

Photos of the week

A young champion of parkour

World Championships

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Break the silence • Speaking up can put an end to bullying and spread kindness instead.

Tips to break the silence

Spread kindness

A twist on a classic fairy tale • Steps, a new film on Netflix, shows Cinderella’s stepsisters in a whole new light.

Origins of Cinderella

Three more traditional stories given a refresh

Violinist wins youth music prize

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 more books about robots • Spark your imagination with these brilliant stories starring tech with a mind of its own.

Rusthead

Ross MacKenzie • The author talks about robots and travelling through space.

READERS RECOMMEND

Building up a book bit by bit • Kes Gray on writing bits of stories.

BOOK BITES • “I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one.”

ON MY SHELF

Shrek returns to gaming •  The grumpy ogre teams up with Fiona, Donkey and Puss to embark on some daring quests.

APP OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make a daft Dada collage • Be inspired by this silly style.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

The wonders of our Universe

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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Quiz of the week

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