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What I would do differently if I took my GCSEs again
Guest Contributor | 29th July 2025
As a sixth form student, I often think about my time during my GCSE’s and how I coped with some of the stresses that came with them. For much of my summer holiday, I feared going to sixth form because I didn’t want to fall back into the patterns and routines I developed over year 11. Therefore, in this article I want to talk about things I would do
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The Web That Is Social Media
Guest Contributor | 17th July 2025
There is no denying the prevalence of social media, the hub of communication thatintertwines us all together. It’s almost like a web of connections that is spun throughout our earth, giving us insight into other people’s lives. Yet, just like a web, social media can create false expectations and goals about an individual, trapping them into these u
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Embracing the power of positivity
Guest Contributor | 7th February 2025
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 of ups and downs, but how we approach these moments can make all the difference. A positive out
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Sleep and Success: Why Catching Zzz’s Matters
Guest Contributor | 12th December 2024
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 often overlooked. Just like eating nutritious food and staying active, sleep is crucial for your bo
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An attitude of gratitude
Guest Contributor | 1st November 2024
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 stock of what you are grateful for, practicing gratit
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A guide to your 'tweenager's' brain
Guest Contributor | 19th August 2022
The tweenage 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 were big blue CBeebies characters like the Tweenies! But the term does neatly sum up that strange time when your child is between childhood bu
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Quarantine Musings...
Guest Contributor | 27th November 2020
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 fourteen days on our return. Now the reflections below on this period include
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Time to replenish
Elizabeth Feltoe | 5th July 2020
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 much 'working from home' as 'living at work'. Can anyone else relate to this?! Now w
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Finding your strengths
Elizabeth Feltoe | 29th June 2020
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 work out what they are good at. It sounds simple but often it's helpful to
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In case of a global pandemic, break glass
Elizabeth Feltoe | 12th June 2020
Sam Hankin, Head of Computing at The Priory School in Hitchin, tells Phase how the school has adapted to home learning for studentsTwo 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 much every school across the country. We had p
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Time Trek holiday club
Elizabeth Feltoe | 6th March 2020
Guest blog by Carys Faulkner, young leader at Time TrekTime 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 on a rainy Tuesday afternoon at Christchurch. The focus t
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Making Plans...
Guest Contributor | 13th September 2019
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 year 13 thinking that the next year will go by slowly. I was wrong. It got to about 2 months befor
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