Here are some tips to stay safe during the festive break:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re out this festive season and someone makes you uncomfortable, Ask for Angela<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bar and restaurant staff will know that you need help getting out of the situation and will call you a taxi or help you leave discreetly, without fuss.<\/p>\n Here are some tips to stay healthy during the festive break:<\/p>\n Most young people do not use illegal substances, and it is important you know the law and risks of using drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n If you do choose to use alcohol<\/a> or illegal drugs<\/a>:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re worried about drinking too much alcohol<\/a> or illegal drug use, do reach out for help.<\/p>\n The break from college can feel exciting for most people, but for some, they may feel worried about being at home and away from their friends and support networks.<\/p>\n Top tips that may help:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in need of someone to talk to, go to www.samaritans.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re communicating with others online:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re worried about any of these topics:<\/p>\n We look forward to welcoming you back to college on Wednesday 8 January 2025<\/strong> for the new term, when your normal college timetable will resume.<\/p>\n We\u2019d like to remind students to stay vigilant and safe and we hope you have a restful break and a lovely Christmas. The last day of face-to-face learning on campus will be on Friday 20 December<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Be sure to share your festive pictures via #ChristmasatAL on social media<\/a>!<\/p>\n Merry Christmas,<\/p>\n Activate Learning<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But we want to make sure that you do this in the safest possible way. Stay safe at Christmas: new video resources from Peerscroller Peerscroller packs essential real-world knowledge into bite-sized videos, all delivered by real peers near your age who’ve been there too. It looks and feels like social media, but all our videos … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[198],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wellbeing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9162"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9174,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9162\/revisions\/9174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Peerscroller](\"https:\/\/www.activatelearning.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Peerscroller-Logo-400x228.png\"){kind=logo}
<\/a><\/p>\nTips to help you during the festivities<\/h2>\n
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<\/h2>\nAsk for Angela<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nStaying healthy at Christmas<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThinking about using alcohol or drugs?<\/h2>\n
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Deciding whether to have sex?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nFeeling low or lonely?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWanting to stay connected with others online?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWorried about any of these topics?<\/h2>\n
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