More UK swine flu cases confirmed, bringing total to 65
Scotland has five confirmed swine flu cases and the rest are in England where the four schools closed last week reopened today
Nearly 5,000 children for every nurse
Despite government targets there is an acute shortage of school nurses, whose role seems more vital than ever. Lucy Tobin reports
Another school shuts as UK swine flu toll rises
More than 1,000 pupils to be treated with Tamiflu as GCSE and AS-level exams are cancelled
Speak up at the back
Debating skills raise children's confidence and self-esteem, and it pays to start early, says Diane Hofkins
Faith schools free to preach against homosexuality
Sex education to be compulsory in all state schools in from age five, according to government plans
Sex education for five-year-olds to be made compulsory in schools
All secondaries will have to teach teenagers about contraception, but faith schools will be free to preach against sex outside of marriage and condoms
Should our schools teach children to ‘dive within’?
Thanks to the Beatles, Transcendental Meditation was all the rage in the 60s. Now, with the help of Paul and Ringo, a US organisation is encouraging young people to practise the technique. But does it actually offer any benefits, asks Lucy Atkins
Labour plans compulsory community service for youngsters
Gordon Brown says every young person must do 50 hours' voluntary work by the age of 19
Adultish giggling
Rebecca Front: Bring on sex education at primary school, if it leads to parents who can say penis with a straight face
Porn: the new sex education
A Channel 4 programme reveals that teenagers feel pressure and suffer sexual hang-ups due to the pervasive influence of pornography