I am disheartened by the state of the world. When I find myself explaining to 11 year olds why rape is not funny, or why it worries me that they are joking about drunkenness and drug use, I begin to truly wonder what on earth we are doing? How do children think these serious issues [...]
Tag: young people
Why I Jumped on the #nomakeup Bandwagon
So I finally decided that I would in fact respond to my #nomakeup selfie nomination, because in spite of the controversy it has caused it has in fact encouraged people to donate, share stories and raise awareness. This is a good thing. The fact that the campaign has caused some controversy actually makes it even [...]
In Defence of Youth: Quick Activity
I have been working with young people in various paid and voluntary roles for about eight years now, and there are countless issues I've been faced with and resources I've used. I also know there are countless issues I'm yet to face and resources I don't even know exist! I always intended to share some [...]
Organised Chaos
This is what my desk looked like today. In fact this seems to be what it looks like most days at the moment. I would like to think it is organised chaos. It's not. At the moment I work in a big secondary school, in a pastoral support role, and boy is it hectic. I like [...]
Thrive In Chaos 