well, on this plan here, the deficit is looking at minus £424,000. that s nearly half a million pounds. i m asking myself, as i can t believe that. if i did nothing now and everything is still exactly the same and there s no extra funding coming in, in five years, that would be the deficit for the school. both these schools say cutting staff will be a last resort. maintenance of buildings and it will suffer first. both are determined to not let this impact on education. caroline bilton, bbc look north. a birmingham church has set up what it believes is one of the first choirs made up entirely of children from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. st mary s church is working with a nearby primary school to develop the chorister programme. it s also putting on free recitals, workshops and singing lessons to help nurture the children s interest in classical music. james bovill reports.
the charity behind the trial, change, grow, life , is describing it as a game changer. james bovill reports. phil has lived his life in an endless cycle of addiction, crime and recovery. abused as a child, in care at the age of 11, he was addicted to heroin at 15, in prison at 17. as an adult, he lost everything. parents, girlfriend, daughter, jobs, accommodation. i ve taken things which i didn t know what i was taking. i m surprised i haven t killed myself accidentally. he spent years trying to get clean, but daily treatments like methadone haven t worked. you tend to find you turn up at the chemist and there s ten junkies stood outside or ten heroin addicts or users. whatever you want to call them. but it s always the same you turn up, oh, who s got good gear? where can i get this? where can i get that? and before you know it,