My Take on Teens
I'm doing research on the teenage brain for my book coming out in early January A Mindfulness Guide For The Frazzled. Raising a teenager makes the terrible twos seem like a holiday in the Maldives. But...
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I grew up in a tough area in Newcastle. I saw drug and alcohol abuse, crime and poverty. I also saw how the lack of role models meant that many of my friends felt they had nowhere to turn. It's easy to...
View ArticleSocial Media is a Carefully Constructed Façade
Yesterday, I met up with a friend. After a couple of hours of window shopping (and a little too much actual shopping - sorry bank balance!), we sat down for a drink and the kind of chat I wish were...
View ArticleGCSE Results Expected To Show Small Rise In C Grades And Above
Almost seven in 10 GCSEs could be awarded at least a C grade this year, amid increases in students taking alternative international courses and fewer being entered for exams early, it has been...
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Local Newspaper Birmingham Mail Live Blogs GCSE Results. Spells GCSE Wrong
Pity the poor person live blogging GCSE results at the Birmingham Mail today. Or should we say "GSCE results".. The regional newspaper asks its readers: "Would you pass a GCSE exam today?" We're...
View ArticleGCSE Results Day 2015: Rise In Numbers Getting C Grade Or Better But Fall In...
The proportion of GCSEs awarded at least a C grade has risen again this year, but top grades have fallen for the fourth year in a row, official figures show. In total, almost seven in 10 (69%) entries...
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GCSE Results Day 2015: Identical Twins Charlotte And Chloe Cooke Get...
It was a case of strange déjà vu for one family on Thursday as a pair of identical twins got identical GCSE results - even getting exactly the same mark in one exam. Charlotte and Chloe Cooke from...
View ArticleTeenager Called 'Deez Nuts' Has Become A Top-Polling Independent Presidential...
Just when you think the US presidential campaign couldn't get any weirder, a candidate named Deez Nuts appears out of nowhere. The Independent applicant polled at 9% in Northern Carolina on Wednesday,...
View ArticleDapper Laughs Dishes Out Career Advice On GCSE Results Day
Dapper Laughs, the man who made his name from jokes about sexism and rape, has attempted to dish out some career advice for young people receiving their GCSE results. The comedian, who had his ITV show...
View ArticleStudents Collect Their GCSE Results Despite School Being On Fire
Students at a school in Yorkshire were faced with added stress on Thursday morning when they went to collect their GCSE results after their school caught fire. More than 35 firefighters were called to...
View ArticleThe Funniest GCSE Results Day Tweets
GCSE results day: it's a day for joy, tears, congratulations and commiserations. And of course funny tweets. Like this one. When you arrive at your doorstep after failing all your GCSE's...
View ArticleWhy We Shouldn't Underestimate the Impact of Change on Our Mental Health
It has always occurred to me that there are certain 'high risk' times when it comes to maintaining your mental health. When due to outside circumstances you are knocked out of place, forced to...
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Drop-Out To Successful Entrepreneur: Inspirational Billy Woodford Is Living...
GCSE results day is a time of exuberance and celebration for many. Armed with good grades and a bright future, it is no wonder that photos scour the internet of students gleefully leaping in the air,...
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Student Georgia Bradley Adopts Stray Dog In Crete Who Saved Her From Two Men...
A student who was harassed by two men while on holiday in Crete has spent thousands of pounds to adopt the dog who saved her from the attack. Georgia Bradley, a 25-year-old studying at Plymouth...
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Transgender Student Appeals To Strangers To Help Her Pay For Gender Surgery
A broke student has appealed for strangers to donate their cash so she can undergo surgery to become a woman. University of Westminster student Nikki Hayden, born male, said "all I've ever wanted was...
View ArticleGiving Tips to the Powerful: No Pledge for Youth Without Youth
Oliver Rieche is a One Young World Ambassador who is passionate about youth leadership and human rights. He is attending the Y20 Summit as Head Delegate for Germnay and is responsible for the final...
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Malala Yousafzai Totally Bossed Her GCSEs
Not satisfied with winning a Nobel peace prize, speaking with leaders around the world and campaigning tirelessly for girls' right to an education, Malala Yousafzai has gone and aced her GCSEs too. The...
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Why You Should Go Interrailing On Your Gap Year
Interrailing has for many years been a typical venture for students both before and after university. Armed with just a backpack and map, they jump on a train, wanderlust and excited for what Europe...
View ArticleThe Silent Majority Should Stand Up to Welcome Those Fleeing Persecution
"The way stateless Jews from Germany are pouring in from every port of this country is becoming an outrage . . .", ran The Daily Mail in 1938. "Marauding" migrants threaten our standard of living,...
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No Taxation Without Representation - 16 Year Olds Deserve a Vote
Now that the general election is behind us, politicians and pundits are setting their sights on the upcoming referendum on the EU. Referenda are not a common occurrence in Britain, since 1973 there...
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