Stats show FE’s Greatest Retention Opportunities are the Everyday Ones

Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties continue to affect vital subject areas. Recent research also found that one in five FE teachers receiving a…

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Inside India's forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths

The three-year-old had spent days with a high fever and angry red sores on her body. Her mother, Koushila, had first taken her to a doctor, who prescribed an ointment. Bamita seemed to recover, then became ill again. A…

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Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak

The Pennsylvania department of health said on Wednesday that an unvaccinated Lancaster county resident who tested positive for measles had died. Health officials did not release further information about the individual…

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Andy Burnham’s social care plans could be much more radical | Letter

Most arguments assume that any new system will look like the existing one, with services outsourced to large companies, using contracts without scope for innovation, with rigidly defined targets, often delivered using…

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More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data

More than 44,000 people have filed legal objections to their health data being shared with, stored in or used by the nationwide Federated Data Platform (FDP) operated using the US company's AI technology. The coordinated…

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MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

The UK's domestic security service on Wednesday warned researchers and academics to cease work with the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT), an organisation MI5 described as a "significant threat". The CAGT, which…

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WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers

The social messaging app's new tools will give parents a range of options, such as being told when their child joins or leaves a group. It will also let them decide on privacy settings for their account. In a blog post…

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MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’

Britain's domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT).…

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A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers

The ascension of RFK Jr to secretary of health and human services has boosted his putative campaign to end chronic illness in the US, which he believes is primarily caused by processed foods and dyes, exposure to certain…

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Plans Submitted for New CTEC Construction Training Facility

Located next to the college’s North Street Campus, the facility will help meet growing demand for skilled construction and built environment professionals across the region. The 7,000m 2 CTEC building will effectively…

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