Why are universities so resistant to a #DutyofCare for their students? It need not be onerous nor expensive to do the right thing. For far too long universities have used 'unintended consequences' as a means to avoid legal/regulatory scrutiny of their actions around student welfare. RIP Harry

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"I think it was the seventh or eighth suicide this year for this university which is extraordinary ... it's shocking" "It seems a bit callous... a bit unfeeling" Rest in peace, Harry Shields @forthe100.bsky.social www.lancs.live/news/lancash...

Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk starts its line-by-line scrutiny of the #HillsboroughLaw. A #DutyofCandour is a key provision, but it's not clear if/how that applies to #HE. We're supporting our colleagues at @forthe100.bsky.social to put that right. www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/hillsbo...

Hillsborough Law Must Not Stop at the University Gates

The LEARN Network fully supports our colleagues at ForThe100 in their campaign to amend the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, so that universities are clearly include...

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Today the @officeforstudents.bsky.social announced its intention to develop a Statement of Expectations in relation to disability including mental health for students. LEARN got a heads-up earlier this week & looks forward to supporting this OfS project. www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-an...

We followed up the recent Westminster Hall Debate on a legal #DutyofCare with more lobbying as Douglas Cave and Jacquie Shanahan, together with representatives of @ollysfuture.bsky.social, had a fruitful discussion with @liztwistmp.bsky.social, chair of the Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention APPG.

On Jan 13, MPs discussed the merits of a legal #DutyofCare in UK Higher Education in a Westminster Hall debate attended by LEARN and our friends @forthe100.bsky.social. Most MPs were firmly in support - disappointingly the Government is still treading a weary old line on 'unintended consequences'.

Yesterday MPs debated the need for a #StatutorydutyofCare in UK #HE. Here's our joint response with our @forthe100.bsky.social friends to the debate: www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/mps-cal...

MPs call for a Duty of Care – but the government sits on its hands

A Westminster Hall debate called for a statutory duty of care in highereducation, bringing universities into line with schools, FE colleges, employersand even prisons. Once again, the government skirt...

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For those of you on #LinkedIn, we've just launched a LEARN Network page at www.linkedin.com/company/the-...

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The LEARN Network | Bereaved families connecting to prevent suicide | A community page for bereaved families seeking meaning from our loss by taking action to prevent future deaths.

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This morning members of @tlearnn.bsky.social & @forthe100.bsky.social will join MPs for a Westminster Hall Debate on the need for a statutory #DutyOfCare in UK higher education. Every year around 160 students take their own lives. You can watch the debate at: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Real food for thought here from a @uniofsurrey.bsky.social-led team investigating who is responsible for making our universities #SuicideSafe. Very pleased that The #LEARNNetwork has been part of this preliminary project that's likely to lead to further research. www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...

We're new to the Blue & want to connect with people/organisations working to prevent future deaths by suicide in #HigherEducation, the #NHS and the #workplace. We currently have members on the UK government's HE mental health taskforce #HEMHIT & shaping the #BSI's BS 30480 Suicide Awareness standard

Read our response to the National Review of #HEStudentSuicide deaths published in May. We support both pre/postvention recommendations, but the sector must do more & the gov must hold it to account by statute/regulation. We still await a gov response. www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/nationa...

National review of higher education student suicide deaths (May 2025)

A long-awaited review commissioned by the Department for Education examines university-led investigations into serious fatal and non-fatal incidents involving students over the course of one academic ...

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