The Royal Institution (RI) has backed an initiative to get children thinking differently about science - encouraging them to think about issues around identity and genetics, nature versus nurture, and social, ethical and moral considerations. By Susie Mesure, iNews. The article references Blackheath High School and Francis Holland School.

The Telegraph reports on the rise in popularity of non-traditional sports among women, such as cycling and football, and states the trend should pressurise the Government "to modernise and prioritise physical education in the school curriculum". By Jeremy Wilson.

Helen Pike, master at Magdalen College School, argues the ability to assess risk and reward and to make good decisions are essential to what it means to be a successful human being.

According to police, teenage computer gamers are being recruited by organised crime groups to become the next generation of cybercriminals. By Neil Johnston, The Times.

Dr Daniela Sime, a reader/associate professor in education and social justice at the University of Strathclyde, argues teachers should discuss Brexit with their pupils to encourage a more engaged and informed future generation of voters. Tes.

Harris Bokhari, a national board member of Mosaic and founder of the Naz Legacy Foundation, writes that ethnic minority students will need to learn how to overcome prejudice "when provoked by the double standards with which they are viewed just because of their background".

To "raise standards and improve outcomes for learners", a school in Pembrokeshire has decided to give pupils Friday afternoons off. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph. The article references Hampton Court House, a school in Surrey which teaches lessons from 1.30pm until 7pm.

England's education watchdog has warned that local authorities are paying thousands of pounds to send children to unregistered schools with poor conditions and a lack of safeguarding. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

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