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ROADSTER! is a motoring magazine for kids aged between 8 and 12 (roughly KS2/3). It aims to educate, inspire and entertain kids in all things the road.
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By kids... for kids! (with adult help!)
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The project started life in autumn 2022, when eight year Sam wondered why there wasn't an automotive magazine aimed at kids like him who love cars. With adult help he decided to make his own! The big idea is for ROADSTER! kids to get hands-on automotive adventures and experiences, then write about them and share them with their readers.
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Over 2023 ROADSTER! has evolved. Publishing three times a year (aligned to spring, summer and Christmas school holidays), the project has developed a USP (for kids... by kids) and an ethical mission and vision statement - we are not-for-profit, and we are trying to create something special. ROADSTER! has featured in the national press (The Daily Mail - December 2023), on BBC Radio (BBC Oxford, October 2023), and it is now associate members of the Guild of Motoring Writers.
ROADSTER! is a not-for-profit social enterprise. A "connected learning" project which is interest-powered, production-centred, adult supported, built with shared purpose, academically oriented, and is openly networked.
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Sam (now ten-years-old) is the "Editor-in-Chief" on ROADSTER! with a team of children and a team of adults working on it. The project is open to other kids too!
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Being not-for-profit, any income received is reinvested into the project. Roadster's supporting adults give their time and resources voluntarily, and no income or salary is distributed from it. Our simple aim for 2024 is for Roadster! to become self-sustaining.
​ROADSTER! is now a multimedia project with video, socials, events, a website and the magazine at its heart. Roadster! offers kids opportunities to try new things and be industrious. Roadster! kids learn about making a magazine, literacy, formatting, using production software, photography, design, art, history, AI... Ask any child - having their work in print is extremely rewarding.
About Us
We are #kidswhoLOVEtheroad
ROADSTER! is a small car magazine project, aimed at kids from around the age of 8 who LOVE the road and everything on it!
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9 Year Sam designed and edited ROADSTER! as he wanted to read an interesting magazine for kids which is all about cars and driving!
Kids spend a lot of time in cars ... ROADSTER! puts them in the driving seat!
Sam's father helps him put the magazine together and establish it online - but Sam calls the shots and makes all the final choices.
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The magazine aims to approach cars, road safety, STEM, geography, history, literacy and a whole host of other things in each issue!