Daily roundup 27 April: Refugee children, social media, and religious education

Britain is to take an extra 130 unaccompanied child refugees from within Europe under the Dubs scheme after ministers blamed "an administrative error" for not taking up all the offers of places pledged by local councils. The Guardian reports that the admission by ministers came after they had previously strongly resisted calls, including from the archbishop of Canterbury, to increase the number in the face of evidence that local authorities had more places than the official limit of 350.


The majority of children in the UK feel social media companies are not doing enough to protect them from pornography, self-harm, bullying and hatred on their sites, a study has found. The Independent reports that four out of five children surveyed said websites needed to do more to protect them from inappropriate or harmful content, saying that the lack of strict controls led to "hurtful messages" that could cause them to feel negative about themselves and even self-harm.


Parents are pulling their children out of school religious education lessons because they do not want them taught about Islam, the Church of England has said. The Daily Mail reports that church officials said some parents hope to shield their children from learning about any faith but Christianity, and others have a particular intention to keep children from any knowledge of Islam.


The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is launching a schools project to help create a new generation of designers. The BBC reports that the museum wants to revive interest in its specialist areas of art and design, in a project that will include museums in Blackburn and Coventry. Director Tristram Hunt says the museum has a responsibility to "promote design education for the future".


A £100,000 fund to support and encourage local scout groups to make improvements to their premises and support continued growth has been launched in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Scouts said the £100,000 fund, which is to be administered by young people in partnership with adult volunteers, is thought to be the first of its kind in the country. It is intended to help improve facilities, future-proof buildings, and add additional capacity for new members.