• ACADEMIC: Effective Revision – Upper Sixth Form – Tuesday 10 January
  Esther Haydock, Steve Badger and Peter McNeely will talk through the very best strategies to support your child as they prepare for the mock exams and for the ‘real thing’ next summer.
• SEMINAR: Alicia Drummond – Parenting Teenagers: Self-esteem Saturday 21 January – 9:00-10:30am in The Gavin Hall
  Central to success in all areas of life are self-esteem and resilience. In this talk we consider what self-esteem is, how we can help our children develop it, and what the pitfalls of not having it might be. We will look at the qualities which develop resilience and how we can motivate teenagers to take action to build those qualities.
• WEBINAR: Kerry Davis – The Sleep Charity – Wednesday 8 February – 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom
  During this webinar Kerry Davies from The Sleep Charity will assist you with the knowledge needed to answer the following questions: 1. Why we need sleep 2. Importance of Sleep for health and wellbeing, for education 3. What teens need to know 4. Causes of poor sleep 5. Impact of sleep deprivation 6. Practical strategies 7. How to convey sleep messages to young people
• SEMINAR: Dick Moore – Adolescent Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Saturday 18 March – 9.30-11.00am in The Gavin Hall
  Details to follow
• WEBINAR: Alicia Drummond – Parenting Teenagers: Eating Disorders Thursday 30 March – 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom
  There has been a rise in the number of teenagers experiencing body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders (males and females). In this talk we will explore what we can do as parents to help our children see themselves in a positive light; we will consider the different types of eating disorder, why they occur, how to spot the signs, what we can do to prevent one becoming established and how to help a child who is struggling with body image and disordered eating.