The recent Olympic games in Tokyo gave us everything. There was something captivating about these games, perhaps more so considering what everyone has been through over the last 18 months. There were certainly plenty of …
World Suicide Prevention Day is marked on 10th September each year and this year the theme is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’. This is an important reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and aims …
Across many children’s lives there is an increasing pressure and a competitive race to reach the top at the youngest ages not just on the sports field but also musically and academically. A potential ‘arms …
The summer holidays are now upon us, marking the end of what has been a strange and challenging academic year for children, young adults, teachers and parents. As parents, we have been juggling our own …
We often talk about the fluidity of mental health when we deliver workshops and training. We all have mental health and it is not a static – just like our physical health, it changes over …
I guess it was inevitable that at some point on the football academy journey that my son would be released. The odds of making it as a professional footballer are incredibly slim and I knew …
Your child should not be defined by their sporting prowess. This statement is absolutely critical advice for parents before we start digging any deeper into the potential issue of your child being one of the …
When lockdown began in March 2020, it was fast and hard. We had little time to fully consider its impact as we all followed government guidance, whether that was home-working and home-schooling, shielding at home …
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week and following what has been a challenging and unprecedented year for our community, the theme from The Mental Health Foundation this year is ‘Nature’. During the pandemic, reconnecting …
As our children and young people continue to learn from home or be experiencing a vastly different university life to what they had hoped for and expected, we must take seriously the impact that this …
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