ISC Daily News Summary

Daily Telegraph, Guardian
Unemployed young people out of work for more than a year will be guaranteed a job or a place in training after the jobless figures hit their highest level since Labour came to power. From next January, anyone under the age of 25 who is unemployed for 12 months will either be offered a new job or put into training, under measures announced in the Budget. Those in work will receive a wage while those in training will receive additional money on top of their benefits.
Young jobless guaranteed jobs or training under Budget (Daily Telegraph)
Sixth forms funding (Guardian)

Times
Children under 16 should not be given the ulcer treatments Bonjela or Bonjela Cool mint gel because of potential health risks, the medicines watchdog warns today. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a precautionary alert on pain relief gels for the mouth that contain salicylate salts. These have the same effect on the body as aspirin, which is not recommended for those under the age of 16.
Don't give Bongela to children (Times)

Independent, Sun
Ministers "sexed up evidence" to an inquiry into last summer's national curriculum tests fiasco to discredit the head of the Government's exams watchdog, MPs heard yesterday. Both the Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Schools minister Jim Knight misled Parliament and the inquiry about the role of Ken Boston, the former chief executive of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, in the affair, they were told.
Exams head: Balls 'sexed up' evidence against me (Independent)
Leading article: Mr Balls loses his bearings (Opinion - Independent)
Balls did a ‘sex-up' (Sun not online)

Independent
This week's Independent Education Supplement takes a look at female cricket. A new round-up item refers to Wellington College appointing Tony Buzan to develop pupils' thinking skills (Anthony Seldon is mentioned).
Independent Education Supplement

Daily Telegraph
The BBC hopes to revive the gentle art of poetry recital with a programme in which schoolchildren compete under the stern gaze of Jeremy Paxman. Primary school children from across Britain were invited to take part in the competition, which involved learning classic poems by heart. They included The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, The Tyger by William Blake, A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns and The Lake Isle of Innisfree by WB Yeats. Their efforts will be shown in a BBC Two programme, Off By Heart, in which the 12 best performers from the regional heats go through to a grand final hosted by Paxman, the presenter of Newsnight and University Challenge. It will be broadcast next month.
Poetry and the credit crisis feature in BBC Two schedule (Daily Telegraph)