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About Behind the News Magazine
Behind the News Magazine is a current affairs and issues-based magazine designed for students in upper-primary and lower-secondary schools. It is published quarterly, and consists of a student magazine plus teaching kit that includes a CD-ROM with digital resources.

Behind the News Magazine is designed to:

  • provide a diverse range of classroom resources, including print and video
  • develop students’ understandings of issues in the wider community
  • promote discussion and boost oral language skills
  • develop high-level thinking skills
  • engage reading interest and improve literacy skills.

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 Behind the News Magazine cover, Behind the News Magazine Teacher's Kit and CD-ROM