Ben Wallace MP, minister for security and economic crime, has said independent schools will be targeted in the Government's plan to crackdown on money laundering. By Martin George, Tes. The article quotes Julie Robinson, general secretary of the Independent Schools Council, and Mike Buchanan, executive director of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found more government funding is now being spent on educating children from disadvantaged backgrounds than those from better-off families. By Richard Adams, The Guardian.

Elaine Logan, warden at Glenalmond College in Perth, writes for The Scotsman in support of independent schools, saying they "play a vital part" in the Scottish education system.

The Social Mobility Commission has appointed 12 new members who will start next month. By Alix Robertson, Schools Week.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have found apps aimed at five-year-old children or younger often contain "misleading" adverts. By Mark Bridge, The Times.

Data gathered from over 800 Year 5 children has revealed only 3% are doing enough exercise. By Caroline Henshaw, Tes.

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