This time of year is about endings and beginnings for us at Grit: our financial year end in June has always been a time when we stop, reflect on the year gone by and clarify our focus for the year ahead.

Every time I hear the phrase ‘catch-up’ being used about young people right now, I bristle. I find the phrase so damaging and counterproductive. It promotes this idea that our life is a kind of progress chart which – if something as inconvenient as a pandemic dares interrupt – we must somehow get back ‘on track’ with….

As lockdown drifts from January through February to March, I’ve been thinking how important it is that we make sure we celebrate the positives. So, here are a couple of highlights from Grit….

It’s been a challenging year for all of us in ways we couldn’t possibly have imagined. So how do we go about navigating times like this? We have been talking a lot in Grit about what we’ve learnt in lockdown and the positives we can take forward - like a stronger sense of purpose, alignment, our agility and our responsiveness to change. However, we also recognise that we are all feeling pretty fatigued…

Being a Virtual Coach is a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills and make a real difference to young people. It’s never been more important…