Pupils to be given free use of private gyms and swimming pools

Schoolchildren will get free use of private gyms and fitness lessons with personal trainers in a new drive to tackle the growing problem of obesity.

Vital steps to combat a big problem

Commentary: There are many reasons why schoolchildren are becoming fatter, less fit and less active.

Britain’s battle of the bulge

Overfed, under-exercised and too dependent on the car - our schoolchildren are staring at a lifetime of flab, write Mark Townsend and Denis Campbell

Schools to test for sex diseases

Pilot scheme follows sharp rise in infection rate.

The perfect school lunchbox

Research says most packed lunches have too much salt, fat and sugar. Nutritionist Toni Steer says it doesn't have to be that way.

Sex lessons for five-year-olds ‘should be compulsory’

Essential step towards halving the under-18 conception rate by 2010, say government advisers.