pornography Porn-pandemic In a recent Ofsted survey it was highlighted that teenage girls were asked for nudes by up to 11 boys a night. The impact of pornography on young people is
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
burnout Avoiding burnout Over stretched, beyond capacity, burnout – these may be terms that were not part of you vocabulary before COVID19 and the beginning of the pandemic, however they may well be part
anxiety 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
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
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
COVID-19 Covid Christmas I had planned a very different blog post, however following Saturday's announcement of Hertfordshire and much of the east and south east of England moving into a new fourth tier
giving tuesday Christmas giving As we begin December, we have had Black Friday, Cyber Monday, but now we get to the most exciting day - Giving Tuesday! As we approach Christmas and you and
school 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
Coronavirus 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
virtual mentoring Virtual Mentoring As we all go through this incredibly difficult season of isolation where routines, rhythms and everyday normality has been removed, it can make us feel lost, fearful and uncertain about
Young People Changing the landscape COVID-19 We have lived through a week that will define a generation. The COVID-19 crisis has turned the world upside down for all, but mostly for our children and young people.
Try something new New year, new decade, new start, new hopes, new dreams, new, new, new!! As we begin a brand new year it can be a great time to think about how
mentoring Mentoring; a space to grow What do you do if you don’t know how to do something, say some DIY? Perhaps you would look for some videos on Youtube, read some articles or even
perspective Start how you mean to go on New school year, new start. A new start to me often feels like starting a new exercise book when I was at school, where I would promise to myself to
resilience Top tips to build resilience Resilience is a bit of a buzz word right now, but what is it, why is it needed and most importantly, how do we build it? In this blog post
tips for uni 10 tips to de-stress Today's blog piece is from a guest writer, David Price of Health Assured offering his top tips to de-stress. Stress is a common occurrence in our everyday life and in
charity film awards Finalists We've made the final! Phase are extremely please to announce that we have made the final of the Charity Film Awards 2019, but we've not won yet! Vote Now Our
grants Hitchin Youth Trust Phase are excited to announce that we recently recevied a grant from Hitchin Youth Trust to support our Creative Space drop-in programme. We are extremely grateful for the continued support
join our team Work with us Phase has an exciting opportunity for the right person to come and join our staff team. Below is the job description and form to complete to register your interest in
Youth Work Youth work learnings 4 things I’ve learnt about youth work? Hi everyone, I’m Molly and in September I moved to London to begin a gap year with XLP. I grew up
phase team Amy's work experience Often Phase are asked if we can accommodate young people on work experience. In July Amy joined the team for the final week of the summer term, here are her
celebration Annual Celebration 2018 Sunday 28th October, 4pm-5pm At Zeo Centre It is that time of year again, to come and celebrate all that Phase has been up to in the past year! On
Fair Raffle Winners! Local Young People to Feel the Love from Fair in the Square Hitchin’s youth support charity Phase have been delighted by the response to this year’s Fair in
Glad Game As we draw to the end of July (which currently has been the best month for weather!!) and welcome in the summer, the wellbeing challenge this month has been to keep a gratitude journal! So what has Kieran done this month as part of
