‘Like going back 40 years’: dismay as Bolsonaro backs abstinence-only sex ed

Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Trump’s approach in the US

‘I was angry I couldn’t even say the word’: UK teens refuse to be silent about periods

Girls have always been more likely to miss lessons than explain why. But that is changing

Ease up on the tea, spit, and go electric – the definitive guide to world-beating teeth

British gnashers are an international laughing stock. Here’s how to stop the rot

‘We’re cosseting our kids’ – the war against today’s dangerously dull playgrounds

Architects are taking issue with risk-averse playparks full of sluggish roundabouts and tiny climbing frames. But are playgrounds in the middle of roads really the answer?

I returned to uni for freshers’ week 20 years after leaving. Here’s what has changed

There’s more teetotalism – and students are more likely to have a job. As term begins, our writer visits Glasgow, her alma mater, to hear the hopes and fears of four first-years

‘I love staring at one spot for six hours!’ Life models on the secrets of disrobing

What sort of person would stand naked and still for hours, often in agony? Nude models talk about how tough yet life-changing the work can be, even when posing for hen parties

‘People are scared of looking foolish’: how maths anxiety is holding us back

Two in three students who worry about maths will eventually succeed at the subject. But does this lack of confidence limit career prospects?

Students support disclosure of mental illness to parents

Two-thirds say problems should be revealed in extreme circumstances, research finds

‘She went through torment’: parents criticise Bristol over student suicide

Margaret and Robert Abrahart speak of their frustration at trying to find out how their daughter came to kill herself

Neglect by mental health trust led to Bristol student’s suicide

Coroner rules Avon and Wiltshire trust failed in the care of Natasha Abrahart