Sex guidance will help scouts be prepared
Scout Association to give sexual health advice to 14-18 year old scouts and may also issue condoms
Children misled by playground myths about sex
Young teens believe you can't get pregnant standing up and you can reuse a condom if you wash it
A sober view of freshers’ week
Don't blame student unions for binge-drinking, says Sarah Morrison
Competitive sport puts pupils off exercise, study says
Schools should cut down on competitive sport because it is undermining the government's drive to tackle obesity, researchers have warned
‘My body is wrong’
Should children who believe they are transgender be helped to change sex? Viv Groskop meets the parents and doctors in favour of intervention
The sex factor
Britain has the highest teenage-pregnancy rate in western Europe, but efforts to curb it through earlier sex education are enraging the rightwing press and making parents squirm. So how can schools get the balance right? Mary Braid investigates
Health: Young people urged to have fewer sexual partners and more tests as infections rise
Risky sex is cause of increase in STI rate, particularly for 16-24 year olds, health agency says
Young people blamed for rise in sex infection rates
Casual sex is fuelling a big rise in sexual disease among young people, health experts warned today, as figures showed a 6% increase in infections
Drug abuse and risky sex targeted in teen health drive
New initiative aims to improve care for teenagers, amid concern that substance abuse, risky sexual behaviour and mental health problems are blighting their lives
Minister calls for lunchtime lock-in at schools to stop rush for chippie
Shocking new research into schoolchildren's lunch habits adds to concerns over obesity