Meet the 19-YO, Who Can Read, Write & Type 400 Languages
At just 19 years old, Mahmood Akram from Chennai has achieved what many consider impossible. With the ability to read, write, and type in 400 languages and speak 46 fluently, his journey speaks volumes about his passion for learning languages. Mahmood’s achievements have earned him world records, awards, and the respect of linguists around the […]
Self harm, sexual orientation and transgender
Year 10 students in 6 LAs, 2018 If you are worried or upset, which of these things do you (ever) do? Cut or hurt yourself (myself) N % All Y10 students 7737 10% Males 3743 5% Females 3847 13% Transgender 51 31% Other gender response 83 33% Gay / […]
West Bengal Teacher Runs Open-Air School for Tribal Kids
In the remote Bagdabra forest area of Murshidabad, West Bengal, the COVID-19 lockdown pushed many tribal children, like class 8 student Biplab, out of school. With no access to online classes or resources, education became a distant dream for these first-generation learners. Moved by their plight, Angshuman Thakur, a Bengali literature professor at Prof Syed […]
World mental health day: an annual cycle in pupils’ self-esteem? #WorldMentalHealthDay
For World Mental Health Day 2019, SHEU offer this preview of a finding from their forthcoming report, Emotional Wellbeing in Young People into 2019, to be released later this year. Every year, SHEU carry out healthy lifestyle surveys with young people for local authorities, and these surveys involve tens of thousands of young people. At […]
Police Officer Turns Farmland Into Free Academy, Helps Youth Get Govt Jobs
“I am the first to become a government official and the first police officer from my family,” says S Manikandan, a student of ‘Puthiya Siragugal’, a police training academy. His voice brims with pride. This achievement is not just his own, it is proof of the dedication of Tholkappiyan Sivaraj, the man who made it […]
Pupil Privacy Notice (video) | SHEU: The Schools and Students Health Education Unit
“(The SHEU survey) was very, very useful. It gave us reassurance we weren’t missing a trick. For example not many pupils in the sample year groups were taking illegal drugs, which re-enforced our opinions. But the survey also raised issues and flagged some things up. We discovered that some of our girls weren’t eating enough […]
How 17-YO JEE Topper Scored 100% with Mom’s Support
The recent results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 Session 1 arrived at a serendipitous moment for Sai Manogna Guthikonda — as if the universe had carefully planned this victory as the perfect birthday gift! This year, more than 12 lakh candidates took the examination, and 17-year-old Sai Manogna stood out as the […]
The SHEU survey (video) | SHEU: The Schools and Students Health Education Unit
“(The SHEU survey) was very, very useful. It gave us reassurance we weren’t missing a trick. For example not many pupils in the sample year groups were taking illegal drugs, which re-enforced our opinions. But the survey also raised issues and flagged some things up. We discovered that some of our girls weren’t eating enough […]
This Village School in Uttarakhand Uses Films & Debates To Make Learning Fun
When Kamlesh Joshi joined Delhi University’s Dyal Singh College in 2007 to pursue an honours degree in physics, he quickly realised two things. First, he had no real interest in the sciences and had chosen the subject primarily due to family pressure. Second, the gap between him and his peers at Delhi University was more […]
Collecting good data (video) | SHEU: The Schools and Students Health Education Unit
“(The SHEU survey) was very, very useful. It gave us reassurance we weren’t missing a trick. For example not many pupils in the sample year groups were taking illegal drugs, which re-enforced our opinions. But the survey also raised issues and flagged some things up. We discovered that some of our girls weren’t eating enough […]