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  • Thriving in Community with Others

    Published 20/01/23, by Angela Slater

    Running Holiday Clubs for Scripture Union in South Africa was one of the first places where I learnt the value of being part of a community. Each school and university holiday was punctuated by youth camps, where children from all walks of life could come and be a part of something really positive and meaningful, and for many, these times were life-changing. So much of the work we did back then was unpaid. In fact, there were times when we had to pay our own way to be a part of the programmes we were running, but somehow, we all felt richer for having being part of the team.

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  • Five Ways to Wellbeing

    Published 13/01/23, by Angela Slater

    The use of the term ‘flourishing’ has proliferated in recent years, and can come across as being quite glib.

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  • ‘Nothing is forever’. ‘Endings are just new beginnings’.

    Published 02/12/22, by Angela Slater

    Complementary or contradictory statements? I have found the phrase, ‘Nothing is forever’, an especially comforting phrase over the years. 

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  • Parenting children's emotions

    Published 25/11/22, by Admin

    'Anger management’ is a bit of a misnomer, isn’t it? The whole point is that anger is a strong emotion: visceral, real, explosive, and often spontaneous. We can all have problems with it from time to time – ‘He has a short fuse’ and ‘Where did that come from?’

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  • Trends in Wellbeing

    Published 17/11/22, by Admin

    I was reading recently about trends in wellbeing.  It was interesting to find out the range of topical issues that are informing policymakers and leaders (Source: Global Wellness Institute).

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  • Delivering SCARF workshops

    Published 11/11/22, by Admin

    This week, Reception to Year 6 have had their SCARF workshops.  SCARF stands for Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship, the backbone of the PSHEe programme we use in these year groups.

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  • Easy to be better

    Published 03/11/22, by Admin

    Bullying is a blight on humanity.  In all my mental health and wellbeing training, my counselling training and in my dealings with professionals such as social workers, bullying comes up again and again.

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  • What is RIGHT about you?

    Published 19/10/22, by Admin

    A great flood hit a small town one winter’s day, and everyone had to be evacuated.  One man was determined not to leave.  As the waters lapped around his front door, the fire service arrived.

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  • It is not just one day a year

    Published 14/10/22, by Admin

    One of the themes of World Mental Health Day was Wellness. That's fine.  But in some ways, every day is Wellness Day at Pilgrims'. 

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  • Developing wellbeing - Part 2

    Published 07/10/22, by Angela Slater

    Last week, I touched on using encouragement rather than praise. Now let's look at the question which is sometimes asked — why? 

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  • Developing wellbeing - Part 1

    Published 29/09/22, by Admin

    In the not too distant past, there was a feeling amongst many people involved with young people that building self-esteem was hugely important, that making them feel special would mean they would like themselves, have more confidence and therefore perform better.

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  • Being a parent is not easy. No way.

    Published 23/09/22, by Angela Slater

    Hmmmmm.  These days, being a child isn’t either.

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