Abortion advice in school ‘just geography’

Advice to a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion without parental knowledge might just as easily have been given elsewhere, said the DfES today, as it sought to defend its policy of bringing health services into schools.

Don’t touch me there

How do you persuade teenagers there is value in virginity? Joanna Moorhead compares US-style moral pledges with British sex education, and finds few converts.

Joy of sex education

George Monbiot: America's virgin soldiers are on their way - ignoring the dangers of abstinence for teenagers.

Stop this sexual shielding

Kierra Box: Teenagers are not going to stop having sex, so give them access to advice and contraception.

Tuck in?

Should school tuck shops sell crisps, which cause obesity but may bring in £1,000 a month? Sonia Blandford suggests a palatable alternative.