Parents worry as cancelled jabs and a dearth of information hit the UK Covid jab plan for 12- to 15-year-oldsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“In my daughter’s school there are no signs of vaccines so far. No consent forms re…
Nadhim Zahawi: pupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise
Education secretary confirms back-up plan for English schools but says he doesn’t want bubbles to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChildren could be forced to wear masks in schools across England again as part of the go…
Websites hosting porn in UK told to enforce age checks or face fines
Ofcom threatens severe financial penalties for sites such as OnlyFans and video apps including TikTokUK websites and apps that host pornography and adult material – such as OnlyFans and PocketStars – must put in place strict age-verification processes …
Nearly half of toys from third-party online sellers found to be dangerous
UK industry body warns of ‘wild west of safety’ after investigation into toys being sold on major sitesNearly half the toys purchased from third-party sellers on online marketplaces were dangerous, according to an investigation by an industry body that…
Screens doubled as babysitters during lockdown. What now? | Emma Brockes
Karate, ballet, after-school club … keeping children occupied without technology is exhausting. But worth itIt has been more than a year since most kids had a regular schedule entailing full-time school and a slate of extracurricular commitments. In Ne…
‘It took a year to get help’: generation Z on mental health decline
Technology and Covid lockdowns blamed for rise in eating disorders and insomnia among the youngIt was while browsing on social media at the age of 13 that Hannah realised she had an eating disorder. Seeing other girls and women talking about their expe…
How Do We Prepare Boys for Healthy Relationships?
“If we care about preparing our boys for healthy relationships, this may be one way to do it—making time and space in school, where so much of their social world exists, to teach them how to name and handle their emotions and solve problems that crop u…
Children will pay the price for universal credit cut | Letters
The benefit reduction will affect child welfare services and only cost more later down the line, says Emily Aklan, while Sabine Goodwin says food banks will struggle to copeYour article (Universal credit cut will lead to more UK children in care – stud…
12% of English pupils report continuing Covid symptoms weeks after infection
Secondary school students and staff describe persistent problems that point to scale of long CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than one in 10 pupils and over a third of school staff with Covid continued to suffer sym…
When Dasani left home
Many of you may remember the story of Dasani, the homeless girl in rapidly gentrifying Fort Greene whose experiences were chronicled in a NYT article several years ago. This article follows up on her experiences since, as she attends a boarding school…