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Julie and Alysia Totney both work in the multi-utility department at S&R Construction and worked together to achieve their Level 3 Diplomas in Network Construction Operations for the water sector. The duo, who have…
The children had to pick a buddy to hold each other accountable; if one didn't graduate, the other wouldn't get the cash. But the idea worked: the county's high school dropout rate plummeted from 35% to 6%. This was the…
One woman was removed from an ADHD medication waiting list without warning after almost four years, leaving her without the support she needed for about six months. Another patient was given an autism assessment lasting…
In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses from 4,394 employees across 13 FE institutions found that 93% care about the future of their organisation. That is an extraordinary level of commitment from a workforce…
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is issuing a public apology for what it says is decades of mismanagement and misdiagnosis in the UK. For some, it has worsened their traumas, it said. The college said mental health…
But a new study suggests the psychological benefits of hearing birdsong are being threatened by traffic noise. Researchers found that even low levels of traffic noise negatively affected the benefits to wellbeing that…
She had been talking to Wang Ye every day since she created him in January. "I was crying my eyes out – snot and tears everywhere," the 19-year-old says. Zhao, who describes herself as sensitive and introverted, had…
The Cochrane team looked at 80 major trials involving nearly 30,000 people and found that nicotine vapes were more effective than traditional aids such as patches, gum and support plans - increasing the success rate by…
But how can colleges help them develop the skills to do this successfully? The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) have released a new resource bringing together the existing evidence from research in the EEF Teaching…
At a time when the government's ability to do the right thing to protect the people of this country against the multiple threats posed by climate change, he has demonstrated that it is possible to truly lead in the face…