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 # BBC Young Reporter | Reading School
-This is [Reading School's BBC Young Reporter website](https://youngreporter.mgrove.uk). If you have any problems with this website, please [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/reading-school-code/bbc-school-report/issues/new).
+This is [Reading School's BBC Young Reporter website](https://youngreporter.mgrove.uk). It provides a site for Reading School’s students to publish news articles on, as part of the BBC Young Reporter programme.
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+If you have any problems with this website, please [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/reading-school-code/bbc-school-report/issues/new).