Daily roundup 27 July: Sugar tax, special measures, and padded bras

Money set aside for promoting physical activity and healthy eating in schools should not be used to "plug a black hole in funding", councils have said. The BBC reports that the Local Government Association said the government needs to find "genuinely new money" to meet its funding pledges to schools in England. Last week, Education Secretary Justine Greening announced an extra £1.3bn for schools, with £315m of that coming from savings made to the healthy pupils funding.


A free school in Devon has launched an official complaint against Ofsted after being rated "inadequate" and being placed in special measures. DevonLive reports that the school said it believes inspectors did not look at the full range of work done by students, were "aggressive" and left staff feeling "intimidated, ignored and accused".


Primark has been accused of sexualising young children by selling padded bras for girls as young as seven. The Sun reports that actress Emma Linley said the clothing chain's "My first bra" range for seven- to 13-year-olds fuelled young girls' worries about body image.


The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years has launched a new business toolkit to support the sustainability of new and established childminding settings. The free online resource - Business Smart - is intended to help new childminders gain the business skills, knowledge and confidence they need to build up their childcare and early years businesses.


Scotland's poorest children are increasingly likely to be obese, while those in affluent areas are not, a new NHS Scotland report has found. The BBC reports that the rate of children starting school in danger of becoming obese was seven per cent in the most affluent areas, but nearly double that at 13 per cent for the least wealthy.