Opinion

We desperately need parents to control student device use at night

Parents want us to help their struggling child – but worrying habits at home are the biggest problem, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Emma Boulton Roe
Opinion

Why the delay to mental health teams reaching all colleges?

Colleges are reporting more suicides and eating disorders – they need better support now, writes Richard Caulfield Over a...

Jess Staufenberg
Richard Caulfield
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Train students and staff in mental health to maximise awareness in college

Bishop Burton College explain the impact of Active IQ's Mental Health Awareness course on their students

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Active iQ
Opinion

Research into FE staff wellbeing is now more important than ever

We need to rethink the implications of the pandemic on wellbeing, writes Stephen Corbett The costs of the pandemic...

Jess Staufenberg
Stephen Corbett
Opinion

What does a good college mental health strategy look like?

To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, Sarah-Louise Neesam explains how West Suffolk College has developed and implements a student welfare...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Government ignoring apprentices in mental health plans

Apprentices have been ignored in the government’s plans to improve support for learners with mental ill-health, according to a...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

FE leaders need mental health support too

It can be lonely at the top, admits former principal Neil Bates People who have headaches but describe them...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Healthy organisations need healthy leaders

The whole character of an institution is shaped by its leaders’ ethics, writes Dame Ruth Silver Leadership and mental...

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Profiles

Emily Chapman, vice president for FE, NUS

Emily Chapman has overcome depression and anxiety to be elected as the National Union of Students’ new FE champion,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson