41 h. ago Maths out, Mozart in: Why your child will be the next musical maestro

After years of side-lining, music, dance and design are back in classrooms - and the Royal Ballet and Opera is cheering

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3 d. ago Ed Sheeran takes partial credit for move to overhaul music teaching in England

Singer-songwriter says curriculum changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundationEd Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music education “to give every child a strong start in the subject” and boost the creative subjects taken at GCSE as part of its wider changes to England’s national curriculum. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 9 tips for picking the best xmas toys as parents reveal the ones kids ignore

Parents have revealed the toys which hold their child’s attention the least – including teddies and musical instruments.

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1 week ago How Traitors star Charlotte Chilton met Conor Maynard before baby DNA battle

Charlotte Chilton and Conor Maynard have been involved in a bitter paternity dispute after the former Traitors star insisted the musician fathered her child

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4 w. ago Paedo Ian Watkins 'knifed over drugs debt' two years before Lostprophets star killed

Watkins was stabbed to death in his prison cell Friday night while serving a 35-year sentence for a string of child sex offences. The paedo musician was stabbed two years earlier over drug debt.

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4 w. ago Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison attack

Former musician was serving 29-year sentence for child sex offences

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4 w. ago Two men arrested after Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack

A 25-year-old and 43-year-old held on suspicion of murder of musician, 48, who was serving 29 years for child sex offencesTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death in prison of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins.The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Continue reading...

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