Are you a journalism student, involved in your university newspaper, or a recent graduate? Sign up to be a NewsWise Ambassador! Ambassadors work with a NewsWise school for a term, regularly meeting the class to offer expertise and insight into the world of journalism.
Sign up to be a NewsWise Ambassador here.
Why volunteer?
Build your own journalistic and editorial skills by supporting children to produce their own reports.
Build your experience and develop your CV.
Join a network of other young journalists at the beginning of exciting careers.
Make a difference; inspire the next generation of journalists and show pupils the variety of people working in the industry.
Time commitment
Being an Ambassador requires no more than 15 hours of commitment across a term. The amount of time you commit to the programme is closely monitored to ensure this limit is not being exceeded, and we will support you to be able to fit the programme into your existing commitments.
You will attend an additional 90-minute training session.
What we’re looking for
Students studying journalism or who are involved in journalism in another way, such as writing for their university’s newspaper.
You must be able to provide evidence of published work.
Experience of working with children is beneficial, but not essential. We will give you tips and guidance for working with children.
Ambassadors should be passionate about journalism, and motivated to share their skills and knowledge with pupils!
How we support you
Dedicated support from the NewsWise volunteer coordinator.
Regular drop-in sessions to socialise with other Ambassadors and share successes and challenges of the programme. Everyone will be learning from each other!
Training
You will attend a 90-minute virtual training session. This training will go into detail about the programme, how to work with children and schools and safeguarding.
You do not need a DBS certificate to be an Ambassador, as all volunteering is virtual and a teacher will be present with the class at all times. We require that you read and sign our safeguarding policy and code of conduct, and all successful applicants will have a face-to-face meeting with the volunteer coordinator.
Sign up to be a NewsWise Ambassador here.
Ambassador resources
We have a range of short, fun games and activities for you to use with your class. You should always check with the teacher before doing one of these activities! For a ‘fake or real’ picture quiz, email the volunteer coordinator.
