By ignoring sex education, ministers are risking children’s safety

Lessons at school can protect children from online threats, but politicians would rather bury their heads in the sand

A moment that changed me: a teacher’s acceptance of my silence

I stopped talking in the 80s, and my selective mutism marked me out as a strange, silent kid. But one teacher helped me begin to find my voice

Shappi Khorsandi on sex education: ‘We need to be less prudish’

The comedian and president of the British Humanist Association explains why she is campaigning for more sex education and less faith segregation in schools

Meditation made my students calmer, kinder and more focused

They were wriggly at first, but now my pupils have the relaxation techniques they need to deal with stress

Sexualised behaviour in very young children increasing, say teachers

Sex and relationship education currently inadequate in context of sexual material freely available online, which may be leading to rise in sexual assaults

How porn is damaging our children’s future sex lives

Any boy with a smartphone can watch online pornography – and it’s harming their ability to relate to real-life girls and women

Don’t blame porn for erectile dysfunction. The truth is complex

The claim, in a BBC documentary, that the sexual problems experienced by a few young men can be attributed to pornography is not just simplistic – it smacks of moral panic

Sex education in schools ‘unfit’ for smartphone generation, survey finds

Half of 914 people aged 16-24 surveyed by Terrence Higgins Trust rated sex education they received as poor or terrible

How to teach … body image

Students face a world full of unhealthy images and pressure about how they look. Here’s how you can help them cope

Surge in teenagers self-poisoning renews mental health concerns

Almost two in three poisonings are intentional – up 50% in past 20 years – with young women most affected, data shows