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Sep 2020
54m 3s

CoronaCast - Edition 5

STEPHEN WEST
About this episode

In this edition, we’ll be hearing from a single mum in Newbury about how she’s been trying to take care of her child while holding down a full-time job during lockdown.

A local youth training organisation is struggling financially due to Coronavirus; we speak to the centre manager.

We’ll be learning how a local school has been adapting to changing government guidance.

We’ll also look at how the Coronavirus pandemic has sparked an increase in fake news.  You will hear an example and offer some advice on how not to be fooled.

Links to web sites featured in this edition:

West Berkshire Training Consortium

To learn more about Fake News, go to the BBC Academy Beyond Fake News 2020 training site.

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