Telegraph 11/03/10
Of all of the teenage rites of passage so far, one of the most satisfying has been dropping my son off for his first paid job. Admittedly it was only raking leaves for a neighbour – not exactly enrolling at Goldman Sachs – but this one small step into the world of work felt like a giant step into adult life.
Timesonline 09/03/10
Families should pay into a national savings scheme to meet the cost of putting their child through university, leading employers say today.
Telegraph 07/03/10
Teenagers are increasingly relying on a small number of textbooks scripted by exam boards to pass tests instead of using a wide variety of sources, it was claimed.
Telegraph 03/03/10
Extra small condoms for boys as young as 12 are going on sale in Switzerland.
Independent 04/03/10
At 6am last Saturday on an isolated Pacific island, there were few people around to notice as lobster fishing boats moored in the tiny harbour started to bob crazily and crash together.
Guardian 27/02/10
At 14, Constance Barter was running 25km and swimming 6km every week. But it was only to mask the fact that she was starving herself. Anorexia nearly killed her but, three years on and healthy, she talks about her experience
Telegraph 27/02/10
It is not stupidity or ignorance that causes teenage pregnancies, says Alasdair Palmer
Guardian Feb 2010
Teen pregnancy rates are down. See what they’re like across England and Wales
Daily Mail 25/02/10
After 13 years in power, a sense of chronic disappointment hangs over the Labour administration.