Pupil premium: who's getting the benefit? (Guardian) New analysis from the Office of David Lammy MP on the recipients of pupil premium was released on Friday. A new analysis of the official figures shows how the pupil premium, the benefit designed by the coalition government to help poor children, is being distributed throughout the country..... more View More | Add Comment British children are culture starved, study says (BBC News) Millions of British children are "culture starved" as they have never been to an art gallery, theatre or museum, a study has claimed. The research, commissioned by Visit Birmingham, found four in 10 children had never been to an art gallery .... more View More | Add Comment   Army of 20,000 Volunteers needed to boost outdoor play (BBC) An army of 20,000 volunteers will be needed for a new initiative to help children play safely outdoors, say campaigners. They will be asked to help build new playgrounds, staff existing ones, run play schemes and street parties. The government has given £2m ...... View More | Add Comment(1) Summer schools 'help poorer students' applications' (BBC) University summer schools, designed to encourage applications from poorer youngsters, make a significant impact, suggests research. Among students who attended summer schools run by the Sutton Trust, 76% gained places at leading universities .... View More | Add Comment(1)   Ofsted plans to scrap 'satisfactory' label for schools (BBC) Education watchdog Ofsted wants to toughen the language of inspections in England - changing the "satisfactory" rating to "requires improvement". Ofsted's chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, wants to send a message that "satisfactory" is now unsatisfactory ...... View More | Add Comment London 2012: Funds for school-site sport clubs Funding for a community sports club at every secondary school in England has been announced by the government. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said it was part of a £1bn strategy to encourage young people to take up sport - as pledged in the 2012 Games bid........ View More | Add Comment   Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns (CYP Now) Fairness in the distribution of the early intervention grant has been called into question after it emerged that many deprived areas have fared worse than those that are better off. Analysis by CYP Now found that despite the apparent six per cent overall rise in the early intervention grant – from £2.232bn in 2011/12 to £2.365bn in 2012/13, an increase of £133.2m ..... View More | Add Comment School sports cuts threaten the Olympic legacy, says Tessa Jowell (Guardian) Former minister breaks cross-party consensus with attack on coalition just 200 days before Games start. The 2012 London Olympics will go down in history as a giant "missed opportunity" for young Britons unless ......... View More | Add Comment   A longer school day will ready pupils for work - Labour (BBC) The school day should be lengthened to prepare pupils for work, says Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg. A longer day could also help stop teenagers joining gangs and be a haven from chaotic homes, he adds....... View More | Add Comment Active children get best marks - BBC News How well children perform in the classroom could be linked to how physically active they are, suggests a Dutch review of previous studies. Writing in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, researchers said they found strong evidence of a link between exercise and academic performance. View More | Add Comment   Schools to get even more Pupil Premium cash this year England’s most disadvantaged pupils are set to benefit from an extra £58 each after the Department for Education announced this year’s Pupil Premium will increase to £488. Schools receive the extra cash for every child eligible for free school meals (FSMs). The money has been released because fewer-than-expected children have registered for FSMs this year. Children’s Minister Sarah Teather said:....... View More | Add Comment(1)