Managing exam time stress: How to help students harness their inner ‘Chatter’

This week I had the chance to read Ethan Kross’ book Chatter: The voice in our head, why it matters, and how to harness it, and it struck quite a few chords with me. The premise of the book is to examine the silent conversations that people have with themselves, and consider how to channelContinue reading “Managing exam time stress: How to help students harness their inner ‘Chatter’”

Boarding a ship in a storm… university guidance counselling in a pandemic

This year I had the opportunity to move into an international school university guidance counselling role. Having spent an extended period of time in the Higher Education sector, I thought I had a fairly good grasp of the university experience.  Turns out I hadn’t even touched the tip of the iceberg. Prior to taking thisContinue reading “Boarding a ship in a storm… university guidance counselling in a pandemic”