Yes, you can crawl out of your first-year depression at university

University may well be a petri dish of potential suffering, but by seeking help from the counselling service and escaping the student bubble, you can get through it

Six myths about sleep: if you got up early to read this, you’re in trouble

Early birds are more than welcome to the worms. Workplaces, schools and colleges should change the times we work to make us healthier and wiser

The Guardian view on sex education: it’s all about respect

Editorial: It sounds far-fetched but starting sex education at primary school could be the key to transforming the grisly experiences of freshers’ week

Appearance bullying – and the damage it does to children’s education

Schools that make a point of helping children with facial disfigurements find it helps pupils to deal with body image concerns too

OFM Awards 2015 outstanding achievement: Jude Ragan and Djalma Lucio Polli de Carvalho

The inspirational chef and school head who took a fresh look at the dietary needs of autistic children, and changed their pupils lives for the better

How much can you really learn while you’re asleep?

If the apps are to be believed, you can learn to find love or brush up your golf skills while sleeping. Neuroscientist Jordan Gaines Lewis explains the facts behind the fiction

Depression and self-harm soar among private school pupils, poll suggests

Survey of headteachers finds problems including eating disorders are now at unprecedented levels, with social media and exam stress blamed

Overstretched at uni? Use yoga to sweat out your study stress

Whether you’re finding it hard to focus or you need time out from the stress that university life can bring, yoga could benefit you

The Guardian view on endometriosis: a silent source of unnecessary misery

Editorial: Not life-threatening, but life-altering: the disease that neither its victims nor medicine know enough about

Miles ahead: school that fired starting gun on running revolution

The ‘daily mile’ completed by primary pupils in Stirling is said to aid concentration as well as fitness. Other schools across the UK are taking notice