The paper is aimed at seven to fourteen-year-olds, and regularly features written work from readers of that age.
[1] First News was founded by Sarah and Steve Thomson and launched by editor Nicky Cox, with Piers Morgan as editorial director, in May 2006 at 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The management team of First Group Enterprises is composed of newspaper editor Cox, former editorial director of BBC Children's Magazines, with a steering role from the Thomsons, who were investors.
"[5] In 2015, First News commissioned the National Literacy Trust to evaluate the use of a children's newspaper in the classroom and its benefit to reading comprehension.
Named the 'First News iHub', the platform received the BETT Award for Primary Digital Content in 2017[7]