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Time is running out to join the CUSN Team at the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010.

We are looking for participants to take on the world-famous challenge of pounding London’s famous streets for 26.3 miles as the event reaches its 30th birthday.

We have only a limited number of places and we must have decided our team by 21 January 2010, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to take up the challenge.

If you join the CUSN team we will:
• Give you a running vest.
• Support you with fundraising.
• Have a pre-race meeting.
• Have a post-event celebration.

The festive season is soon to be upon us and a well earned break is on the horizon as the end of term approaches. As thoughts turn to mince pies and mulled wine, this is an opportunity for you to take time out from work and relax with friends and family.
 
If you think you might struggle to leave work behind for a couple of weeks, our new Work-Life Wizard tool might help you to find your balance and keep it under control.
 

Our Online Support Team is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; it could be a straightforward question or a bigger issue that's troubling you where we can give you some extra support.

It's easy to take the first step, fill in some simple details including what's on your mind and send it off to one of our trained advisors for a personal email response. Click here to try it out today.

Here are some of the questions we've been asked this week:

This week our close friends at UCU launched a new organisation - Make Education Count Westminster.

The network aims to bring together key players from across the political divide including MPs, peers, local politicians, unions and other key stakeholders, including CUSN.

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: “We look forward to thrashing out the best way forward for the UK with politicians from all parties who have a genuine passion for education.”

Last week, we marked the 10th Anniversary of our Support Line with a reception in the Terrace Pavilion at the Houses of Parliament.

Barry Sheerman MP, Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, and Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Schools, both spoke at the event, as well as Zoe Speakman, a teacher who had used the Support Line and Julian Stanley, CUSN Chief Executive.

Over a hundred people, including teachers, trade unionists, civil servants and others from education attended the event in the Terrace Pavilion.

This week is Anti-Bullying Week: an annual event that aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it.

The event is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), which is made up of about sixty member organisations and supported by the DCSF.

As we said last week, CUSN is about to change.
A big thank you to all of you who agreed to take part in telephone interviews as part of our efforts to assess CUSN’s services.
If you didn’t sign up to talk to us over the phone you can still play a valuable role in our efforts to ensure CUSN is at the top of its game and able to help more than ever before.
Please take five minutes to fill in the survey at www.mymedia-uk.com/CUSNfeedback
We’ll make sure your opinions are taking into consideration.
We really value your input.

Today is International Stress Awareness Day.

The event has been organised by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA): a registered charity whose aim is to advance the education of the public in the field of biological stress.

On their website, the ISMA say: "Stress can be an insidious build up of many pressures and challenges. Most people are now aware that the big issues in life can be exciting for some and too demanding for others, resulting in stress."

27,000 interactions in charity’s first three years; grants awarded almost triple since summer 2008

College and University Support Network (CUSN) has supported staff in colleges and universities over 27,000 times over the last three years, figured released today show.

The charity, which aims to improve and enhance the wellbeing of all those working in adult, further and higher education, is celebrating its third birthday this week.

Our Online Support Team is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; it could be a straightforward question or a bigger issue that's troubling you where we can give you some extra support.

easy to take the first step, fill in some simple details including what's on your mind and send it off to one of our trained advisors for a personal email response. Click here to try it out today.

Here are some of the questions we've been asked this week: