‘My heart jumps when a patient misses a session’: the Brazilian students helping prevent suicide
More than 1,500 people at high risk of suicide have been supported by an innovative mental health programme
Blam! Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger to teach British pupils about money
Bank of England and Beano team up in primary school course on financial literacy
Sex education: ‘We can’t let teachers perpetuate a homophobic or transphobic narrative’
New guidance will leave many children in England ignorant about consent, forced marriage and LGBTQ+ issues, say young activists
I quit my boring job for university at 30. The expense was daunting, but my self-worth soared
I felt stuck in a dull but cushy career. When I left it, my limitations and inhibitions seemed to drop away – and I found creative satisfaction
Welsh parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious education
Government confirms parents will no longer be able to exclude children from lessons
‘Like going back 40 years’: dismay as Bolsonaro backs abstinence-only sex ed
Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Trump’s approach in the US
‘I was angry I couldn’t even say the word’: UK teens refuse to be silent about periods
Girls have always been more likely to miss lessons than explain why. But that is changing
Ease up on the tea, spit, and go electric – the definitive guide to world-beating teeth
British gnashers are an international laughing stock. Here’s how to stop the rot
‘We’re cosseting our kids’ – the war against today’s dangerously dull playgrounds
Architects are taking issue with risk-averse playparks full of sluggish roundabouts and tiny climbing frames. But are playgrounds in the middle of roads really the answer?
I returned to uni for freshers’ week 20 years after leaving. Here’s what has changed
There’s more teetotalism – and students are more likely to have a job. As term begins, our writer visits Glasgow, her alma mater, to hear the hopes and fears of four first-years