- 'Children with special needs are failing to receive the help they deserve'
- Opportunity areas require more ambitious outlook to continue, says children's minster
- Christ Church flock set to grow with addition of girls' choir
- DfE to issue guidance on handling requests to withdraw pupils from sex education
- PE curriculum time cut more than almost any subject, says Youth Sport Trust
'Children with special needs are failing to receive the help they deserve'
SENDAlice Thomson writes in The Times about the lack of provision and support for vulnerable young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Opportunity areas require more ambitious outlook to continue, says children's minster
Social mobilityDuring an education select committee hearing, the children’s minister, Nadhim Zahawi, refused to answer whether the opportunity area programme will continue to receive funding but admitted it could do with a “more ambitious outlook”. By Jess Staufenberg, Schools Week.
Christ Church flock set to grow with addition of girls' choir
General educationFor the first time in history, a girls' choir will perform at Christ Church Cathedral. The girls' choir will become a permanent part of Christ Church and one of its official choirs. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times. The article references Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford.
DfE to issue guidance on handling requests to withdraw pupils from sex education
General educationHeads will receive guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) outlining how to handle requests to withdraw pupils from sex education. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.
PE curriculum time cut more than almost any subject, says Youth Sport Trust
General educationAs part of a national school sport week, the Youth Sport Trust charity is calling for more time in the curriculum to be spent teaching physical education (PE). By Will Hazell, Tes.