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Care Not Killing disappointed with rehashed
report on assisted dying, which ignores
“horror stories” from overseas
Responding to the latest
“assisted dying” report
from the Nu昀케eld Council on
Bioethics, which claims to
be neutral on the subject,
Care Not Killing said the
Council continues to publish
reports which add to the
push for assisted suicide and
euthanasia to be legalised
whilst ignoring the horror
stories from overseas.
Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO for
Care Not Killing commented: “It
is deeply disappointingly, that
the Nu昀케eld Council on Bioethics
has produced yet another
report which will be used by
campaigners to push for legalising
assisted suicide and euthanasia,
rehashing their previous reports
which ignore the horror stories
from overseas where disabled
people, the terminally ill and those
with mental health problems are
denied adequate treatment and
social care because of the cost,
while being encouraged to end
their lives.
“But we shouldn’t be surprised,
as we have previously highlighted
the uncomfortable links between
the Nu昀케eld Council on Bioethics
and those championing a change
in the law, none of which have
been declared in this report.
These links include the Director of
the Nu昀케eld Council on Bioethics
who was formerly the Director
of Compassion in Dying, the
charitable arm of Dignity in Dying
(formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia
Society), which campaigns for
assisted suicide, while a leading
Council member was previously
chair of Compassion in Dying.
Added to this is the funding they
have previous taken from a pro
assisted-dying campaign group.
“The report makes a number
of recommendations which will
signi昀椀cantly increase the cost
of implementing any system of
assisted suicide in the UK. That
will divert even more resources
from overstretched NHS services
and palliative care.”
Dr Macdonald concluded:
“While we agree with the report
that in all the jurisdictions that
have legalised assisted suicide
or euthanasia, over time there
is pressure to erode safeguards
and widen eligibility criteria, it fails
to highlight the over 60 cases
of assisted dying for those with
anorexia, or how euthanasia
for those with mental health
conditions is increasing used in
Belgium, the Netherlands and
Canada.”
“It is time that Parliament
ditched the dangerous and
controversial bill and instead turn
their attention to 昀椀xing the UK’s
broken palliative and social care
systems that are failing many
vulnerable, elderly and disabled
people.”
From Lag to Leap:
How one UK school used AI to reinvent
learning
Brighton Hill Community
School, a leading
coeducational secondary
school in Hampshire, has
undergone a transformative
digital upgrade in partnership
with Acer for Education, Intel®,
and Microsoft®. The strategic
rollout of Acer TravelMate
laptops—equipped with
powerful Intel® Core Ultra
processors and integrated
with Microsoft Copilot—is
revolutionising teaching and
learning across the school.
Confronted with aging
technology that hindered
classroom productivity and
student engagement, the school
recognised the urgent need for a
change. With 1,280 students and
6
a progressive curriculum, Brighton
Hill turned to Acer for Education
to modernise its IT infrastructure
and future-proof its learning
environment.
“Delay is one of the most
frustrating things in a classroom,”
said Guy Wilkinson, Deputy
Headteacher. “The Intel Core
Ultra processors should speed
that process up and give us back
valuable teaching time.”
An AI-Powered, Future-Ready
Learning Environment
At the heart of the transformation
is the integration of Microsoft
Copilot, an AI assistant embedded
in daily schoolwork. Copilot
empowers teachers to streamline
lesson planning, personalise
learning materials, and automate
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time-consuming tasks such as
generating presentations and
schemes of work.
“Copilot has been revolutionary,”
said Charlie Jones, Head of
English. “It’s helped me reduce
workload, create better lessons
faster, and even sparked curiosity
in students.”
Brighton Hill has also adopted
the Intel Skills for Innovation (SFI)
programme—part of Intel’s Digital
Readiness suite—which provides
educators with professional
development and AI-infused
resources to foster tech-supported
learning models.
Transformational Results
Since the deployment:
• Teaching E昀케ciency has
increased dramatically, with AI
and high-performance hardware
reducing classroom delays and
planning time.
• Personalised Learning is now
the norm, as teachers use AI to
tailor content to individual student
needs.
• Workload Reduction is freeing
up educators to focus on student
interaction and pedagogy.
• Student Engagement has
surged, particularly among
students with special educational
needs.
“Since we’ve been running
with the Acer TravelMate laptops,
student engagement has been
sky-high,” said David Watkins,
Deputy Head. “Their learning
and progress have increased
signi昀椀cantly.”
