Headliners is a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) charity that provides a programme of learning through journalism for young people aged 8–19.
Children's Express was relaunched as Headliners. on 30 January 2007 Children's Express was started in the UK in 1994, based on a similar project in the United States of America.
Headliners currently has projects based in London, Belfast, Foyle (Derry), Newcastle upon Tyne, the South-East of England, West Midlands and Yorkshire. In 2009 a project will start in the North-West.
It is supported by The Guardian. It was awarded a £900,000 Big Lottery Fund grant in December 2006, and a £299,000 V grant in December 2007.
Recent work
Headliners has had work shown on the BBC, Sky, Channel 4, ITV, as well as featured in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Mirror.