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Beat the Winter Blues

WinterWellbeing

Beat the Winter Blues

As the days get shorter and colder, young people may feel changes in mood and energy. Seasonal shifts can affect mental health, but with the right support, they can stay positive and connected. Discover practical tips to help them beat the winter blues and maintain their wellbeing.

Recharge Your Mind

mental wellbeing

Recharge Your Mind

Discover the transformative power of rest on your mental wellbeing in our latest blog post. Learn practical tips from experts like Matthew Walker and Arianna Huffington to enhance productivity and emotional stability through effective rest.

Stress-Busting Tips for Exams

Stress-Busting Tips for Exams

Discover practical and proven strategies to manage stress, optimise study sessions, and excel in your exams. This guide provides students with tips on creating effective study plans, using revision techniques, and maintaining well-being during exam season.

Work with us

We are currently recruiting to expand our team, see below for more information, how to apply and key dates. Early Interventions Lead Calling All Change-Makers: Shape Young Lives as Our Early Interventions Lead! Are you ready to be the architect of transformation in young lives, especially at the crucial primary

Empowering Young Minds: Setting Expectations for Success

Empowering Young Minds: Setting Expectations for Success

Discover the transformative power of setting high expectations and providing tailored support in youth work. Learn actionable steps to empower young minds and foster a culture of excellence.

Meet Martha, trustee

Meet Martha, trustee

Hi, I’m Martha and I have recently become one of the trustees at Phase. I’m currently the leader of The Hub Church in Hitchin (where Phase is based) which is an Anglican ‘fresh expression’ of church. This means that we’re like a traditional church but look and

Project Hope: Doubling the Impact this December

Project Hope: Doubling the Impact this December

Join us in our Project Hope campaign this December, where every pound you donate is doubled, making twice the impact. Learn how you can get involved, support youth, and be a part of this incredible journey.

Recharge Your Energy: Essential Tips for Quality Rest

Recharge Your Energy: Essential Tips for Quality Rest

Life as a whether young or old can be a whirlwind of responsibilities, deadlines, and social commitments. In the midst of it all, it's easy to forget the importance of rest. But getting quality rest is crucial for your physical and mental wellbeing. Here are 10 simple tips

Conquer Mount Everest for a Cause

Join Us in an Epic Challenge!" Over the past few years, we have embarked on extraordinary endeavors to make a difference, raise funds, and create awareness for the impactful work of Phase. And guess what? This year is no exception! On Friday, June 9th, starting at 10 am and

Advent

As we make our way through Advent, I wanted to share a few thoughts on what I see as the joy of this special time as a seasonof wating. The joy of Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation leading up to the celebration of Christmas. It is a

Project Hope

This December sees our matched giving campaign Project Hope happening again. Through the very generous support of our funders, we are able to see every donation to Project Hope in December doubled! That's right, every £1 donated gets doubled up to £5000 - so we can raise £10,

20-20

You may well be shocked to realise that Phase has been working with children and young people for 20 years! A truly amazing and fantastic feat, yet it doesn't stop there, we want to do even more to help young lives thrive, and that's where you

The struggle is real

The struggle is real

A recent BBC News article reported a huge rise in severe mental health difficulties in children and young people in the past year, sadly this is a statistic that is very true and close to home. Over the past year we have seen an increase in the number of children

Flip Connect supporting Phase

company support

Flip Connect supporting Phase

The Flip Connect teamFlip Connect [https://www.flipconnect.co.uk] employees were invited to nominate a charity close to their hearts and chose Phase Many of Flip employees are parents and know all too well the pressures that young people are under in society today. Ben from Flip Connect said

Time Trek Adventure

Time Trekkers! Here is all the information and links you will need to enjoy your virtual Time Trek adventure. The first thing you will need to help you make the most of your Time Trek adventure is the Mission Brief [https://drive.google.com/open?id=15Qcsxfjdq_z_lh1NuNEIdJXcXjUDWm3g&

Looking ahead and moving forward...

Looking ahead and moving forward...

Our Director, Kieran, takes stock of what we have ahead of us as a nation (and town of Hitchin) and offers practical advice for this last stretch of lockdowns and restrictions... It was exciting news from PM Boris Johnson as he announced the roadmap for the way out of lockdown

Renew

As we all come out of lockdown and begin to rebuild a sense of normality, routine and restore our lives, it is important to remember that each one of us will have been impacted by COVID-19 in many different ways. Our wellbeing, our mental, emotional and physical health will have

Working with the local community

Working with the local community

Since 2002 Phase has been a key part of the Hitchin community with our focus being building the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people – our vision is to see them thrive! We may be the ones doing the face-to-face work however there are many others across Hitchin who

Covid Christmas

Covid Christmas

I had planned a very different blog post, however following Saturday's announcement [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55379272] of Hertfordshire and much of the east and south east of England moving into a new fourth tier and the huge implications this has on the Christmas many

Christmas giving

Christmas giving

As we begin December, we have had Black Friday [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/black-friday/2020/11/27/black-friday-name-why-called-what-history-sales-2020-event/] , Cyber Monday [https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/cyber-monday/cyber-monday-2020-deals-uk-when-b1763439.html] , but now we get to the most exciting day - Giving Tuesday [https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.

It’s the end of the…… term?

It’s the end of the…… term?

To say that this has been the strangest academic year would be an understatement. As we come in to another six-weeks at home, it is a summer break that is not filled with the joy, anticipation, relieve and excitement that every other year has. It has been a challenge; however,

Adapting, surviving and then... thriving!!

Adapting, surviving and then... thriving!!

Unprecedented times, the new normal, lockdown, social distancing, self-isolation – change is on every horizon and in every aspect of life as we knew it. So what are Phase up to and what are we doing as we all tread carefully into the future? As Director I wanted to share a