How to learn: boost your brain with a trip down memory lane

Anyone can be taught anything if they are inspired enough to pay attention – the key to remembering it is firing up the imagination

Calls for action over UK’s ‘intolerable’ child mental health crisis

Teachers and campaigners say young people under pressure but support is underfunded

I’ve no idea what I want to do when I leave school

The world is your oyster, says Sharmadean Reid – and a mix of the humanities with technology is perfect

Hospital admissions for teenage girls who self-harm nearly double

School work and social media blamed for rise to 13,500 patients from 7,300 in 1997

Exercise is more precious than ever. So let’s stop scaring kids off PE

Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – especially as we now know physical activity aids academic performance, says the sports writer and author Anna Kessel

Drama out of crisis: how theatre and improv teach lessons in sexual consent

Exploring consent issues through interactive drama and comedy can effect lasting change, whether tackling violence against sex workers in Africa, sex education in South America or abuse in UK schools

Sexual harassment: It’s not only rife in showbiz and Westminster – it’s in UK schools

As a trainee teacher I found the word ‘whore’ on my classroom door more than once. But does a Scottish scheme hold a solution for both teachers and pupils?

Universities can do more to stop the exodus from state school teaching

Almost a third of state school teachers quit in five years, but by supporting and mentoring NQTs for longer, universities can help keep people in the job

Teenage pregnancy in the US is at an all-time low. Trump could soon change that

Trump administration’s decision to cut nationwide sex ed programs is putting many young lives at risk

School clamps down on phones and Fitbits to ease body image worries

Stroud high school for girls says tech gadgets and social media exacerbate pressures leading to low self-esteem