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Great final days training in First Aid for mental health and young people. Our mentors and staff / directors are now further equipped to assist the boys on our programmes. We’ve learnt about self harm, suicide, eating disorders and the various different mental health...

Absolutely inspirational evening on our aptly named ‘Inspire Programme’. We were kindly visited by Shaun Bailey who came from London on a Friday evening and gave such insight, advice and wisdom to our young men, all who were all personally touched by what he shared....

Great last Equip session with our TTC cohort. We reviewed all the topics and activities we’ve covered over the last six months and explored what practical life skills workshops they would like to try in the Engage Programme which starts next week. We ended with...

Another fab session with our Colchester cohort this evening exploring bullying, what it is, why people do it and how to stop it.

A team of our mentors enjoyed an informative 1st day of two days training in Youth Mental Health First Aid with Interact today. Absent fathers was listed as one of the risk factors to poor mental health. Good to see it acknowledged. A must do course for anyone working...

Great session today with our year 7 and 8 cohort exploring alcohol, it’s impact on the brain, body and more importantly, on teenagers. We looked at why people drink and why people choose not to, the impact short term and long term on the body and they enjoyed a quiz...

Really productive session this evening exploring stress with our Colchester evening cohort. What causes stress for teens, how stress can leave us feeling and what we can do to manage stress. Proud of these lads coming out on a cold autumn evening and engaging in these...

Great half-term Brazilian Jui jitsu session today with a mixture of boys from three different cohorts. The boys get so much from these sessions which help with self discipline and boundaries and stretching yourself. Big thanks to Team ZR Essex and Suffolk...

We are starting our Engage programme again this November and are now open to referrals from the local community who live in vicinity of Tendring Technology College as boys attend TTC. Please see flyer for details: