Scrolling Through the Evidence: The Case For
Social Media and Young People, Part 2: The Case For In Part 1, we examined the mounting evidence against social media – from the Zuckerberg…
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Scrolling Through the Evidence: The Case Against
Social Media and Young People. Part 1: The Case Against This is the first of two articles examining the impact of social media on young…
Why early SEMH Support must be a Priority in Tackling the NEET crisis
Alan Milburn’s review offers a crucial opportunity to tackle rising youth inactivity, but early, targeted support for young people with social, emotional and mental health…
Men’s health day held at college
Barking & Dagenham College’s Protective Services department recently hosted a special Men’s Day celebration, with significant support from the College’s ‘Minds Matter’ team. The event…
Why Mentoring and Supervision Matter: Sustaining Standards and Wellbeing for Careers Professionals
Mentoring and supervision are often discussed as desirable additions to professional development in further education and careers work. In reality, they are increasingly central to workforce performance, professional identity and…
What Do Post-16 Pathways, Mental Health and Safeguarding Concerns Tell Us About Youth Progression? FE Soundbite 816
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 816: 27th September 2025 What Do Post-16 Pathways, Mental Health and Safeguarding Concerns Tell Us About Youth Progression? This is…
New ONS Data Reveals 160 Higher Education Students Lost to Suicide Each Year, But Rates Lower Than General Population
Today (9th September 2025), the Office For National Statistics (ONS) have published estimates of suicides among higher education students. These are official statistics in development…
AUCSO announces partnership with UK’s leading anti-spiking charity, Stamp Out Spiking
The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), the global body for security professionals in Higher and Further Education, has announced a new partnership with…
AoC Mental Health report: almost a third of Colleges reported at least one death by suicide in past year
The scale of the mental health and suicide crisis among young adults has been laid bare in new research published by the Association of Colleges…
Supporting employee wellbeing during uncertain times
It is no secret that we are currently living in uncertain times – the cost of living is at an all time high, the UK…