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Healthy FE Kathryn James Programme Development Manager kathryn.james@lsis.org.uk What is Healthy FE The Healthy FE Programme aims to improve the health and wellbeing of those who study or work in the further education (FE) and skills

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Healthy FE

Kathryn James – Programme Development Manager

kathryn.james@lsis.org.uk

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What is Healthy FE

The Healthy FE Programme aims to improve the health and wellbeing of those who study or work in the further education (FE) and skills sector. It isn't about creating something new: it's about working with FE and skills providers to make the health and welfare of staff and students an integral part of all aspects of FE life.

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Why we support Healthy FE

Health improvement – being able to make informed

choices, access and accessibility

Addressing health inequalities – learners on benefits,

low incomes, with disabilities and limiting health conditions, older learners and second chance learners

Quality improvement – ‘healthy mind in a healthy

body’, good teaching and learning, promoting success and positive learning outcomes

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How does it work?

Healthy FE Tools – Big College Health Check, Self

Review Tool, Recognition, Impact Measures http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=hfep

Resources and case studies
Regional networks
Implementation and Development Group
Policy Group

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Progress

63 FE Colleges have gained Recognition
1 Independent Specialist College, 1 Work-Based

Learning provider and 1 Offender Learning Unit

Importance of the learner voice
Addressing staff health and wellbeing
Inclusive approaches

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Does it work?

Challenges

‘More for less’
More and different learners
All of the FE and skills sector – work-based

learning, adult and community learning,

ffender learning and Independent Specialist

Colleges

Tools fit for purpose on a changing context

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Staff wellbeing

Although most staff said they felt happy and appreciated at college, there were significant reporting of negative feelings: 46% were not able to say that they enjoyed their day-to-day activities 45% said they were not able to face up to their problems 29% felt under constant strain 17% were losing self-confidence 13% were feeling unhappy and depressed 23% felt their emotional health was inadequately supported by their employer (5% saying “never supported”) Although staff were mostly aware of college support provided, there was very little take up (mostly below 4%). “Time” was most frequently (44%) given as reason for not using this support.

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Example of when it works well

Barnsley College Health Centre – 2009 Aim to lower levels of teenage pregnancy, reduce alcohol abuse and smoking levels and to address the increased levels of mental health issues facing our young people, particularly in regard to depression, anxiety, stress and the effects of smoking cannabis. Low level mental health - IAPT team started worked in college for 1 day a week and this quickly expanded to 5 days a week across a rota

f 5 staff. A cognitive behavioural therapist works in college 2 full days

a week and we work closely with CAMHS who work with us at least 1 day a week. The college also employs a full time counsellor so the range of mental health provision in college is extremely robust. Significant rise in retention and achievement and outstanding levels of user satisfaction gathered across a variety of media capturing learner voice.

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The business case

From a staff perspective, healthy college has contributed significantly to reducing staff absenteeism to just over 3%, a saving for Bradford College against any national public sector benchmark of at least £390K. From a student perspective improved diets and eating patterns have helped keep students alert which in turn has contributed to improved success rates, this impact has resulted in a £700K increase in our funding contract’ Finance Director Bradford College

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What do learners and staff say ?

"I have found counselling invaluable and feel it has

helped me immensely. Without it I do not believe I would have been able to attend college let alone do as well as I have.” "Without this service certain issues which have affected me for years may never have been dealt

with. The service has helped me to resolve

these deep-rooted issues & improve my life at a time when I felt almost as if I could not cope anymore.“ Chesterfield College

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