Student Deaths

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Dear Edinburgh College,

I would be very grateful if you could provide the following information relating to:

1. For each of the past five academic years (2014-15 to 2018-19), how many Edinburgh College students have died while a student at the college?

2. Please provide, if possible, a breakdown by gender for each year.

3. For each of the past five academic years (2014-15 to 2018-19), how many college students have committed suicide while a student?

4. College policy regarding all actions the college take after a student commits suicide.

This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours faithfully,

S. Arnott

Edinburgh College Freedom of Information, Edinburgh College

Dear S. Arnott,

 

Our Ref: 030/19

 

We are in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and will respond by 26 August 2019.  

 

Kind regards

FOI Team

 

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Edinburgh College Freedom of Information, Edinburgh College

Dear S. Arnott,

 

Our Ref: 030/19

 

As of 1 October 2012, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Jewel & Esk College and
Stevenson College merged to create a single college called Edinburgh
College.

 

We refer to your request for information dated 29 July 2019. The College
has considered your request as a request for information under section 1
of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).

 

030/19 (1): For each of the past five academic years (2014-15 to 2018-19),
how many Edinburgh College students have died while a student at the
college?

 

Academic Year Male Female Total
2014/15 1 0 1
2015/16 2 0 2
2016/17 5 1 6
2017/18 5 4 9
2018/19 3 1 4

 

030/19 (2): Please provide, if possible, a breakdown by gender for each
year.

 

Please see response to 030/19 (1).

 

030/19 (3): For each of the past five academic years (2014-15 to 2018-19),
how many college students have committed suicide while a student?

 

In reference to Section 17 of FOISA, we can confirm this information is
not held as cause of death is not recorded by the College.

 

030/19 (4): College policy regarding all actions the college take after a
student commits suicide.

 

The College does not have a specific policy on actions taken after a
student commits suicide.

 

Please note, the College does offer a range of support services to
students.

 

The College employs a Student Wellbeing Adviser whose role is to work with
students individually and in groups to manage their mental health and
wellbeing using a variety of approaches.

 

Support is also available to students through campus-based Learning
Support teams, Learning Development Tutors (LDTs) and Students’
Association staff, who provide mental health support to students as part
of their wider role.

 

LDTs and Learning Support staff offer solution focused and recovery based
approaches based on WRAP (Wellbeing Recovery Action Planning) resources,
signposting to web based resources and referral to the Wellbeing Adviser.

 

The college’s LDTs and Learning Support teams include members of staff
with training and qualifications in counselling skills and other mental
health approaches.

 

The Student Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy is available online:
[1]http://doc.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/welcom...

 

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FOI Team

 

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