Realm of the peers

Straight Talking employs teenage parents to tell it like it is to other young people in schools around the country in a bid to reduce pregnancies

Teachers demand HIV guidelines

Unions demand direct guidance for head teachers on how to treat pupils with HIV

Shock tactics

Anti-abortion campaigners are being allowed into schools to present their arguments to teenagers, and are making converts. But what about the facts? Kate Hilpern reports

We’re all getting fatter and it may be contagious, claim economists

Figures since 50s show that obesity could be socially contagious and linked to status

Obesity crisis fuelled by lack of cooking skills, Oliver warns

Jamie Oliver has said the government needs to invest £6.5bn in culinary education and appoint a minister of food

Schoolchildren too big to squeeze into chairs

Schools need to upgrade their furniture because children have outgrown 1960s tables and chairs, say experts

Pupils earn just reward for healthy eating

Scottish council to encourage charity projects through organic and locally sourced school dinners

Children need to know about sex and all its consequences

Editorial: 'Sex Education' is not about making children more proficient at sex, but increasing their general awareness

Let’s talk about sex

Joanna Moorhead: Why are we so afraid of sex education? We need to realise that being open and honest is not the same as being permissive

Missing piece of the wellbeing puzzle

Making sex education compulsory will ensure children have the knowledge and confidence to make responsible choices, writes Anna Martinez