Michael Gove is urged to take action over petition on female genital mutilation

Campaign against female genital mutilation gathers more than 130,000 signatures but education secretary refuses its request to contact headteachers directly on the issue

Female genital mutilation: Scotland’s government to ask all schools to act

Holyrood's response at odds with Westminster as Michael Gove remains silent after more than 126,000 sign Guardian petitionIf you want education sinister Michael Gove to follow the example of Scotland's Michael Russell, and instruct head teachers to teach FGM in schools, sign the petition here

British girl leads Guardian campaign to end female genital mutilation

17-year-old Fahma Mohamed calls on Michael Gove to ensure teachers and parents are informed about horrors of FGM

Pupil excluded from primary school for flouting healthy eating policy

Six-year-old boy's parents called to a meeting after bag of Mini Cheddars was discovered in packed lunch

Why academics need to get moving

The brain is part of the body so why do universities operate largely from the neck up? Let's move on, says MC Schraefel

NHS hospitals are over-run with rules and regulations

Rosemary's stay in hospital was too perfect – she begged to be left alone by nurses who bugged her every half hour with checks and questions that they must carry out to the letter, writes Michele Hanson

How to make basic tomato sauce

Cookery Club: Learning to cook the basics means never being afraid to mess up – in fact, it’s all part of the fun. Just taste as you go. Start with this simple tomato sauce ...

FGM inquiry launched to uncover reasons for lack of prosecution in UK

Major inquiry will look at current legal framework's suitability given there has not been a single prosecution in three decades

Good teachers don’t need to know the genetics of their students

Michael Reiss: Some envisage a future in which teaching is tailored according to genes. But there are lower-tech ways of being responsive to learners' needs

Age of consent: the politics of sex

Editorial: What most young people need is what this government seems relucant to offer: better education about sex and relationships

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