‘A full tummy means pupils can concentrate.’ But is Labour’s school breakfast plan bold enough?
A Midlands school outlines its flexible approach to running its daily club and reacts to Labour’s £365m free breakfast policy
Why are class reunions so terrifying?
The prospect of a high school or college reunion elicits shame, dread and regret. What if going could actually be good for your mental health?
Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals
Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students as youth suicides double
Scheme allows three days off each term as high school stress and depression rates soar
My sister is getting opportunities I feel I missed. How do I grieve my past, but support her?
Beware of grass is always greener thinking, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Instead, reflect on what has stopped you before and what is possible now
Breast is best if you want top marks for your children? You’ve got to be kidding
A piece of research that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny is piling the guilt on to mothers
Sex education overhaul in England based on ‘overblown’ claims, say teachers
DfE proposes age ratings for classes after Tory MP claimed children were given ‘graphic lessons on oral sex’
How we educate children about sex is vital. Don’t let it be part of Britain’s toxic culture war
Of course schools don’t always get the details right, but if the issue is politically weaponised, pupils will suffer the most, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Sex education review is ‘politically motivated’, say teaching unions
Tory MPs’ claims of extreme graphic lessons at England’s schools written off as ‘inflammatory rhetoric’
Impact of pornography not taught enough in schools in England, survey finds
Three years after mandatory sex education introduced, results show issue of unsafe relationships also not taught sufficiently