University recognised for driving growth across East Midlands, national report finds
The results highlight the University’s continued role in supporting businesses, helping graduates succeed with entrepreneurial ventures and working with partners on projects aimed at strengthening the economy across…
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NPTC Group of Colleges Alumni and Staff Showcase Creative Success at Neath Arts Festival
The exhibition highlights the enduring impact of arts education and demonstrates the diverse progression routes available within the visual arts sector. Featuring the work of accomplished alumni and educators, Y Tu Hwnt…
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NCG SEND Specialist Helps Shape New National Training for Educators
Claire was recommended to be part of the group through her involvement with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) FE Leaders Group. She also sits on the Association of Colleges (AoC) SEND Reference Group…
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The Difference is in the Experience
They see the colleague who calls them back, explains what happens next or helps resolve a problem. Behind that conversation, there may be several teams working together to make sure the answer is right. That’s something…
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award appoints three new Trustees to help the charity reach two million young people by 2031
Launched earlier this year amid record numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), the strategy aims to give more than two million young people a life-changing DofE experience and widen…
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You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong? | Devi Sridhar
We've seen this in the gains in life expectancy, the sharp decrease in child mortality and in the near elimination of many vaccine-preventable diseases. But since the turn of the century this progress has stalled, and in…
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Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure
The Royal College of Pharmacy has dropped Teva UK, the British arm of the global medicines producer Teva Pharmaceuticals, as a sponsor of and exhibitor at its annual conference next month. Its decision comes after that…
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Five years of the Assessment Innovation Fund: From Digital to Authentic Assessment Part 1
It’s also reminded me of something that feels surprisingly relevant to innovation – you can spend hours planning the perfect camping trip, but once you’re out in the Dales the plan quickly gives way to reality. The…
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NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds
The stark warning was made in a review led by Prof Peter Fonagy into the sharp rise in demand over recent decades for help with mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions. It found there was an increasing risk of…
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No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real
He later apologised for the comment, but at the time it seemed the then health secretary had endorsed a populist view that ordinary stresses and disappointments had become too often medicalised, resulting in a surge of…
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