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Start inspiring classroom discussions about the news whilst helping students develop essential critical-thinking and communication skills, media literacy and civic education.
Topical Talk resources are created by experienced teachers in collaboration with journalists at The Economist to combine deep educational knowledge with world-class journalistic expertise.
Interactive activities support students to be sceptical about news stories and value the importance of evidence in an age of misinformation and fake news.