Posts by: meic.cymru
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Surviving Secondary School: Guide For Year 7’s
Are you starting secondary school for the first time this year? Worried about finding your way around a bigger school, making new friends and the extra workload? Here are some…
by meic.cymru | 02/09/2024 at 11:00am
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How To Keep Safe When Swimming in Open Water
With warmer days ahead, it may be tempting to cool off by taking the plunge into open water. It can be a lot of fun but also very dangerous. If…
by meic.cymru | 05/08/2024 at 12:10pm
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6 Ways To Lessen Exam Stress
Whether you’re having weekly learning checks, mocks, or official exams – there’s no doubt that tests can be very stressful. Let’s have a look at 6 ways that we can…
by meic.cymru | 10/06/2024 at 8:00am
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Coping with Grief at Christmas
Christmas can be extremely difficult after the loss of a loved one. Christmas is a time for sharing with family, friends and loved ones – right? Unfortunately, seasonal events such…
by meic.cymru | 20/12/2023 at 7:00am
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Reminder that You’re Enough this Valentine’s Day
Do you feel pressure on Valentine’s Day to be in a relationship? Feel bad if you’re not? Read on and find out why you don’t need to be in a…
by meic.cymru | 14/02/2023 at 9:42am
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How Much Do You Know About Your Human Rights?
To mark Human Rights Day on 10th December, our friends at Meic are giving us the lowdown on what human rights are and what they mean for you. What are human rights?…
by meic.cymru | 10/12/2022 at 7:00am
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Register To Vote in Your Local Elections #BecauseICan
Voting in your local authority elections is an important and powerful way to get your voice heard about issues that affect you and your community. If you’re aged 16+, you’ll…
by meic.cymru | 11/04/2022 at 11:10am
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What’s Happening Between Russia And Ukraine?
It’s hard to avoid what’s going on between Russia and Ukraine at the moment, but it is also hard to understand. What you see may make you feel worried or…
by meic.cymru | 16/03/2022 at 5:00pm
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Use Your Voice For Climate Issues at COP26
Do you want the people in power to hear what you have to say about climate change? Climate Cymru are gathering the voices of people from all over Wales to take to COP26 and…
by meic.cymru | 28/10/2021 at 3:52pm
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The Lowdown on Covid Vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds
12 to 15-year-olds will now be offered one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Wales. Our friends at the Meic helpline know that there’s lots of misinformation and worry…
by meic.cymru | 30/09/2021 at 8:00am
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Top Tips For Making Friends
It’s always a good time to meet new people and make new friends. Here’s some of our top tips to get you started! 1. Join a group The idea of…
by meic.cymru | 28/08/2021 at 8:00am
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How to Recharge Yourself
Tired? Slow? Can’t concentrate? You need recharging. Here’s how: Think about yourself as if you were your phone. Do you look after your phone? Charge it when it needs to…
by meic.cymru | 15/04/2021 at 8:00am
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Not in School? Here’s Some Free Stuff to Do at Home
School is closed for a while and you might already be getting bored of being at home during the Coronavirus lockdown. At Meic, we’ve been furiously searching for some fun…
by meic.cymru | 03/04/2020 at 2:29pm
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What is this “Social Distancing” Thing, Anyway?
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced stricter social distancing measures and has put the country in lockdown. There will be no school, college or Uni, no cafés, no social…
by meic.cymru | 29/03/2020 at 3:24pm
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Coronavirus: Tips To Keep Calm
For those of you who suffer from anxiety then the current Coronavirus situation (or Covid-19) could be a huge trigger for you. Even if you don’t usually suffer from anxiety…
by meic.cymru | 18/03/2020 at 3:12pm
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Help! There’s something annoying on the internet!
You’re online one evening, minding your own business, when pow! Something ANNOYING happens! Maybe it’s a post on your wall that you really don’t like. Maybe it’s a friend request…
by meic.cymru | 11/02/2020 at 12:00am
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Sexting: DO. NOT. WANT
Sexual Exploitation is when a person tricks or manipulates someone into engaging in sexual behaviour. This can happen in a lot of different ways. Sometimes people will try and make…
by meic.cymru | 11/02/2020 at 12:00am
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I’m Concerned About A Friend On Facebook
“My friend has been posting some worrying stuff on Facebook. They keep talking about self-harm and suicide and I’m worried they might hurt themself. What can I do?” It’s great…
by meic.cymru | 10/10/2019 at 3:16pm
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Worried About Exam Results Day? Here’s Meic’s Survival Guide
Results day. Big day, important day for sure, but it’s not the end of days. No matter what results you get, there are always options open to you. What are…
by meic.cymru | 16/08/2017 at 1:06pm
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Snap Map: Awesome or Terrifying?
Today I sailed a yacht across the Great Barrier Reef, skydived in Alaska, then watched a kitten fall off a sofa in Swansea, all before I got out of bed….
by meic.cymru | 06/07/2017 at 9:58pm