Thomasina Miers on the legacy of lockdown: ‘Empty supermarket shelves made clear the need to do things differently’

For the first time in decades the industrial food system started to unravel. But asks the food writer and chef, could this be the chance for us to embrace a better and healthier way of eating?

Taking my kids out of school has taught me the joy of staying in and doing nothing

I was conditioned to think of going out as morally superior to hibernating. Now I regard the decisive opt-out as a dynamic choice too, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

‘Sex isn’t difficult any more’: the men who are quitting watching porn

Addiction to pornography has been blamed for erectile dysfunction, relationship issues and depression, yet problematic use is rising. Now therapists and tech companies are offering new solutions

Tories ‘squandering Olympic legacy’ as school PE declines

Sport England reveals that in some regions a third of children are active for less than 30 minutes a day

Manchester schools to launch study into children’s wellbeing after Covid

The Greater Manchester young people’s wellbeing programme is a reaction to research saying two-thirds of parents believe academic attainment is comparatively over-prioritised

University staff angry that Covid teaching advice was ‘ignored’

Following Sage’s guidance on online education would have prevented campus outbreaks, say unions

Scrap fines for school non-attendance in England, say psychiatrists

Experts say threat could lead to anxious pupils returning to class before they are ready

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

Welsh parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious education

Government confirms parents will no longer be able to exclude children from lessons