Nearly three-quarters of UK students are worried about their career prospects, while almost half have considered alternative paths instead of university, according to new research from Howden, a global insurance intermediary. The study forms part of Howden’s Student Happiness Index. Howden, one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries, surveyed 3,455 students across the UK to…
A new study from The University of Manchester has found that happier teachers help create happier pupils – and better learning – as ten schools across the UK embrace a groundbreaking approach to wellbeing. The research, led by Dr Alexandra Hennessey and Dr Sarah MacQuarrie from the Manchester Institute of Education, explored how the schools…
The 2024 Student Happiness Index, a survey of 2,382 students studying in the UK (1.), has revealed significant concerns regarding the deteriorating mental health and increasing financial difficulties faced by those in further, higher, and postgraduate education. The survey, commissioned annually by the specialist education division (formerly Endsleigh Insurance) within Howden, the UK’s largest insurance…
Bagpuss turned 50 this year. To the uninitiated, Bagpuss was a saggy old toy cloth cat that starred in a much-loved children’s TV programme. Each episode, Emily the shop owner would leave, the lights would go out, and Bagpuss and friends would awaken and have some fun. Teaching works in a similar way,…
