NLA Media Access Schools Licence
Covers copying from print and digital newspapers
The licence provides annual blanket permissions to copy and reuse content from print and digital newspaper publications.
- Make paper and digital copies of print newspaper cuttings
- Make paper and digital copies of digital newspaper cuttings
- Share copies of newspaper cuttings with pupils, parents, staff and school governors
CLA acts as exclusive agent for all of NLA’s UK education licensing. In most cases, NLA licences are held or administered by representative bodies that act as agents between CLA and the schools. Details of those arrangements are shown below:
| Sector | Am I covered? |
| State maintained schools and academies in England | All schools in this sector are covered under a national agreement with the Department of Education |
| State maintained schools in Scotland and the Channel Islands | Cover can be arranged via your local authority. Ask us for more information |
| State maintained schools in Wales | All schools in this sector are covered under a national agreement with the Welsh Local Government Association |
| State schools in Northern Ireland | All schools in this sector are covered under a national agreement with the Education Authority |
| Independent schools |
Independent schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should contact IAPS to arrange cover Independent schools in Scotland should contact SCIS to arrange cover |
Licence Documents
List of newspaper and specialist titles
Check out our great booklet 'Lesson ideas using Newspapers' and find out how you can use material from newspapers for an array of lesson activities.
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