Boost your Mental Wellbeing this World Mental Health Day Mental health problems are incredibly common. It is estimated that 1 in 6 people in the past week have experienced a common mental health problem. Just as people are not defined by their physical injuries and disabilities, mental illness is not a character flaw and is not a sign of personal weakness. Defining people by their... Posted: 13 May 2017 at 7:15 am by Alison German
Mental Health Awareness Week: Managing Stress Everybody knows what it is like to feel stressed. Stress can be a useful drive that can help us to be more productive and feel more energised*, however chronic stress that becomes overwhelming over time can, not only, make existing mental health problems worse, but contribute to the development of mental health problems too.* If... Posted: 12 May 2017 at 7:15 am by Alison German
Mental Health Awareness Week: Self-esteem Self-esteem refers to the beliefs that we have about ourselves. This includes the opinions we have about our personalities, character traits, behaviours, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. People with healthy self-esteems will generally have a positive opinion of themselves. As such, although these people will experience tough times, they will be able to cope better than... Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:15 am by Alison German
Mental Health Awareness Week: Eating Disorders Our relationship with food can be complicated, and often changes depending on our mood in the current moment. For this reason it might be difficult to recognise when an occasional food problem, such as comfort eating or undereating in times of stress, has escalated into an eating disorder. An eating disorder is an eating problem... Posted: 10 May 2017 at 6:50 am by Alison German
Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety Anxiety is used to describe feelings of unease, worry and fear. This includes physical sensations we might experience when we are struggling with anxiety. It’s normal to feel tense and fearful at the prospect of big event or decision you’re facing, especially if it is going to have a big influence on your future; for example... Posted: 9 May 2017 at 8:04 am by Alison German
Mental Health Awareness Week: Depression Depression is an incredibly common mental health problem, affecting around 1 in 10 people at some point during their lifetime.* Depression goes much further than simply feeling fed up now and again. Everyone experiences periods of unhappiness occasionally, however often low mood will improve after a short period of time. Depression is characterised when feelings... Posted: 8 May 2017 at 9:58 am by Alison German
Huntingdon Business Fair Champagne Winner! On 27 April, we attended Huntingdonshire’s biggest and most successful networking event, the Huntingdonshire Business Fair. It was a great opportunity to meet and talk to many people in the business industry or thinking about starting a career in the field. During the event, we gave visitors the opportunity to enter a competition, at our... Posted: 5 May 2017 at 9:42 am by Laura Morris
Mental Health Awareness Week: E&D Competition of the Month! This month’s prize competition topic is Mental Health Awareness Week – enter and be in with a chance to win a £20 amazon voucher! Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 8-14 May 2017. This year’s theme is ‘Surviving or Thriving?’ which aims to look at mental health from a new angle. Rather than ask why so... Posted: 3 May 2017 at 7:50 am by Alison German
E&D Competition of the Month: International Mother Earth Day (22 April) This month’s prize competition topic is International Mother Earth Day – enter and be in with a chance to win a £20 amazon voucher! International Mother Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April, is an annual worldwide event that aims to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilise it as the most effective vehicle to build... Posted: 3 April 2017 at 9:27 am by Alison German
New Job Vacancy: AAT Course Tutor/Lecturer We currently have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and committed individual to lecture within our Business School. The position will involve delivering AAT courses across a range of programmes, supporting learners in all aspects of their learning and achievement, as well as the opportunity to participate in student recruitment, careers events and employer liaison. The... Posted: 31 March 2017 at 7:36 am by Alison German