busy 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
mentoring Mentoring Online At Phase we are passionate about equipping children and young people so that they don't just survive but thrive as they journey through life. We love to help children and
wellbeing How have you got on? At a recent On Your Mark’s workshop run by Phase with Year 6 students we asked students to show, on a spectrum of extremely excited to extremely worried, how
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
Young People More than an Emoji... There are in total 2,823 emojis- I definitely couldn’t tell you what they all are! Most of us, I imagine probably use emojis when texting – whether it’s
fun December Wellbeing Challenge 2018 DECEMBER!!! You're finally here. I think it’s time for Christmas music. It’s never too early for Christmas music I hear you shout and I’m inclined to agree.
reflection November Wellbeing Challenge 2018 We have finally reached the penultimate month in 2018 and if you feel anything like I do then this year has flown by. A new month brings with it a
wellbeing October Wellbeing Challenge 2018 October is here and that means a new challenge! This month’s challenge is a social media detox 😱 Wait don’t close the page. I know, I know this is
emotional wellbeing July Wellbeing Challenge 2018 July is here!!!! This month's challenge is to keep a gratitude journal. For the next 31 days write down between 3 - 5 things you are grateful for. We had
Art challenge How I won even though I failed This post is supposed to be all about how I got on with the June Wellbeing challenge. I write them, I decide what we're doing, I even Instagrammed it and
Lillian's Space Lillian's Space .. Peer Support We have the wonderful Lillian taking over the blog again and this time she's sharing her experience as a Youth Mental Health Champion. If you missed her last post check
creativity Creativity When did you last do something really creative? What activities help you use your imagination? What does creativity mean to you? I think creativity can sometimes feel a bit exclusive
wellbeing challenge June Wellbeing Challenge 2018 Welcome to June, This month is all about creativity. Now I know some of you if you are rolling your eyes and thinking oh no 😱 I hate drawing whilst others
ditch the news Good news This month has been all about ditching the negative and replacing it with positive. I hope you've found it helpful and shared some of the interesting articles you've found along
emotional wellbeing Shine a light on ... Anxiety (part 1) Everyone I know has anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety that you feel before you speak in public, or when you see a massive spider scuttling towards you. I mean,
ditch the news May Wellbeing Challenge Ditch the news April Showers bring May flowers. Spring is time of hope and new life, where things that looked like they were dead have new life. Yellow is normally
change Change Ever wondered if change could be easier? If we could skip the uncomfortable part, straight to the part where it's fun again? Alas, change doesn't work like that. I'm going
honesty March Wellbeing Challenge 2018 Welcome to March, How did we get to the third month of the year already? Your challenge for this month is all about honesty. For the next 30 days be
kindness Kindness .. food for thought The dictionary defines kindness as the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful. Or it is an act that is a spontaneous gesture of goodwill towards someone or something I've
emotional wellbeing February Wellbeing Challenge 2018 Hello and welcome to February. Our focus and wellbeing challenge this month is all about kindness. Let’s stop for a moment and think about what kindness actually is. Kindness
wellbeing Shine a light on.. Body Image We all have a body. And everybody’s body is different. This is a BRILLIANT thing. A truly wonderful thing. We are all different, which means we cannot be compared
emotional wellbeing FUN FUN FUN Summer is here, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… I think someone may need to tell that to the sun. Sometimes we build our lives waiting for that
wellbeing challenge August Wellbeing challenge Hello and Welcome to August. We're hoping you had a great time being social last month and if you missed Rebekah's article on building relationships take a quick read now.
training Train the trainer! In the past 18-months Phase has taken incredible leaps forward in our knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by young people that is attacking their wellbeing as well as
