Thank you to all who attended the Drugs Information Evening last night. Here are some useful resources for anyone looking to find out more information about drugs or alcohol. There are also links for sources of support. Websites and Information Talk to Frank A-Z – including street names General information about the drug How you …
The children within the Wellbeing Hub have been building on their creative and enterprise skills for the last month. Within this they have looked at budgets, profit and loss, advertising, production and working as a team. Vital skills for everyday situations. Our sale will take place each Friday afternoon within the Wellbeing Hub and look …
This year for World Mental Health Day we are celebrating by saying #HelloYellow. #HelloYellow is a focus on young people’s mental health set up by the charity Young Minds. On October 8th we will be raising awareness for mental health and celebrating the small things that have got us through the last year. We began …
Do you ever want to report something that is going on in school but you don’t want any one to know that you have told on them? Do you ever have something on your mind that you would like to speak to your guidance teacher about but you are a wee bit scared to go …
This is a guest post by one of our pupils on the pros and cons of having a daily routine where they discuss the positive impact that had on them. There is some great advice here so why not read on to find out more about why having a daily routine might help you. Ever …
This is a guest post by one of our pupils. As part of the work they did in PSE, they did some research into PTSD. Often people associate PTSD as being a condition which affects those who come from a military background but actually it can result from lots of different types of trauma. Please …
What are Peer Listeners? Peer Listeners are students who have volunteered to support other students by talking to them and listening to them. Our volunteers complete a course which includes learning good listening skills and understanding when and where to find help if needed. How can Peer Listeners help you? Peer listeners are other students …
The issue? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is far more complex than the media represents it to be. It is not merely just a love of cleaning, hand washing, repetitively clicking light switches and being organized. It is a serious debilitating anxiety disorder which is highly distressing Sadly, it is regularly trivialized in the media as a quirk or a useful character trait. Every time someone makes an OCD joke or misrepresents it, the severity of the …
So often it is difficult to find resources that are accessible and engaging for young people. If you want to try something diffferent to the usual help sheets and infographics then why not check out this new set of animations created by Aardman Animations (creators of Wallace and Gromit)? The animations cover 6 topics: perfectionism, loneliness & …
