Tes reveals the regional "cold spots" in education and employment prospects for young people. By Stephen Exley.

The Wolfson Foundation has donated £10 million to The British Academy, which wants to "make a statement" about the importance of humanities. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Tes reports on the decline of music in schools, following UK Music's call for the chancellor to 'urgently review' music education in state schools.

A study carried out by an education assessment company has revealed "no substantial gender gap" between boys and girls in maths. By Helen Ward, Tes.

The Green Party's MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas, and natural history writer, Mary Colwell, discuss their desire to reconnect children with wildlife in order to reduce anxiety and prevent children "developing a nature deficit disorder". The Times.

A survey which questioned 1,000 families with school-age children has revealed one in eight primary school children spend five hours a week on homework. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Following the Government's expansion of medical school places, record numbers of students have applied to study medicine. By Rachel Hall, The Guardian.

Young people are being urged to use condoms after figures from Public Health England's sexual health campaign showed a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is diagnosed every four minutes among 15 to 24-year-olds. By Anne Gulland, The Telegraph.

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