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Embracing the power of positivity

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Embracing the power of positivity

The long January nights and the crisp and cold days can feel never ending, sometimes it’s hard to find the positivity in all the darkness. With the end of January in sight here are some tips and tricks when trying to look on the bright side. Life is full

Sleep and Success: Why Catching Zzz’s Matters

Sleep and Success: Why Catching Zzz’s Matters

Why Sleep is Super Important for You? Did you know that sleep is like a magic power for your body and brain? It helps you stay healthy, happy, and full of energy! Sleep is one of the most essential parts of living a healthy and balanced life, yet it’s

An attitude of gratitude

An attitude of gratitude

What do you have to be grateful for? Seems like an odd question, right? But science has shown that practicing gratitude regularly has several well-being benefits. Whether you practice gratitude when you need a quick pick-me-up, when you can’t get yourself motivated, or when you just want to take

A guide to your 'tweenager's' brain

A guide to your 'tweenager's' brain

The tweenage [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tweenager] years are those between the ages of 9 until about 13. I'll be honest I had never heard the term 'Tweenager' before I attended an inspirational talk on the subject a few years ago, I thought they

Quarantine Musings...

Quarantine Musings...

This week the Phase Vice-Chair John Maguire tells us about how he has been coping with lockdown, quarantine and all things WFH... My eldest son John lives in Malta and fourth time lucky we were able to visit him at the beginning of November and then had to quarantine for

Time to replenish

Time to replenish

In the second of her series for Phase looking at finding and using our strengths, Sarah Crittenden makes some suggestions for finding space for R&R... we like the sound of that! Someone said to me the other day that they thought their current lifestyle wasn't so

Finding your strengths

Finding your strengths

In the first of a mini-series from guest contributor Sarah Crittenden, we will explore what strengths are, ways to work out yours , and how to make the most of them, applying them in your daily life. Sarah is a strengths coach and knows her mustard! She helps people and teams

In case of a global pandemic, break glass

In case of a global pandemic, break glass

Sam Hankin, Head of Computing at The Priory School in Hitchin, tells Phase how the school has adapted to home learning for students Two weeks before Boris Johnson announced UK schools were to close indefinitely The Priory School had already begun to prepare for the worst-case scenario, along with pretty

Time Trek holiday club

Time Trek holiday club

Guest blog by Carys Faulkner, young leader at Time Trek Time Trek holiday clubs are early anticipated in Hitchin!! They are run by local churches in the school holidays and Phase gets involved providing leaders, resources and ideas. In the recent Feburary half term a half day holiday club was

Making Plans...

Making Plans...

If you could choose whether to plan the rest of your life or whether to live in the unknown which would you choose? Trying to make plans for your future is not easy. I remember sitting in the sixth form common room on a Monday morning at the start of