Activate Learning celebrates World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day aims to raise awareness of mental health concerns and to encourage people to work together to improve mental health support for everyone.  It’s a day to talk freely about mental health and utilise the support around you. The theme of World Mental Health Day 2025, set by the World Federation for … Continued

Activate Learning Team Runs Surrey Half Marathon, Raising Over £2,500 for Mental Health

After months of dedicated training, 11 members of the Activate Learning team, including CEO Gary Headland DL, Chair of the Corporation Sue Sturgeon, along with patrons and governors, took on the Surrey Half Marathon to raise vital funds for MindGreen—Activate Learning’s mental health initiative supporting students across Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and beyond. Supporting Mental Health … Continued

World Suicide Prevention Day – Changing the Narrative on Suicide

Everyone can make a difference This year’s theme aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations to prevent suicides. It’s about informing and empowering people so that, together, we can move from a culture of stigma to one of mutual understanding and support. By having those all-important conversations about … Continued

Reading students design and make a satellite

Weronika Furmanek, Magdalene Keimbe, Mohamed Mkala and Gareth Vermeulen are all studying an Engineering Level 3 Extended Diploma at the King’s Road campus. They recently participated in the CanSat Regional Launch at COTEC in Wiltshire. The CanSat competition provides students with the opportunity to have practical experience working on a small-scale space project. For the … Continued

Local MP visits Reading College and University Centre

Mr Rodda came to see the work that Reading College and University Centre, part of Activate Learning, is doing with award-winning tuition programme Get Further to help students affected by the pandemic, catch-up with their studies. Since Get Further launched their partnership with Reading College in 2022, they have supported almost 130 students, providing tailored … Continued

Supporting suicide prevention with the R;pple tool in colleges  

At Activate Learning, supporting our students and staff with their mental health and wellbeing is one of our key priorities.  As part of our Mental Health strategy, Mental Health Matters Here, we are committed to:  Actively reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues  Encouraging students and staff to access support for any mental health issues  … Continued