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Latest news and stories from Just A Guy Foundation. The newsroom tells the stories of the people and events making headlines at JAG Foundation.

  • Consistency over perfection
    It can often feel like we aren’t doing a good job if the outcome isn’t big or clear enough, or…
  • Project 22
    What is the Project 22 challenge? The Project 22 challenge is a 22-day commitment where you incorporate 6 healthy habits…
  • How to prepare for Results Day 2022
    If you feel like the countdown to receiving your exam results is incredibly stressful, you are not alone. The anticipation…
  • 5 Ways to Stay Productive This Summer
    Hope you’ve been enjoying the exciting time that is your….SUMMER HOLIDAY!! Studying full-time can take a lot out of you,…
  • Free Resilience Assemblies for KS4 and KS5 students this September 2022
    Engage and inspire your students this autumn term with our FREE resilience assembly. We will provide useful techniques to support…
  • Be job-ready in six months with a Google Career Certificate scholarship
    Scholarships for the new Google Career Certificates are now available, and JAGF through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP),  is excited…
  • Why we are no longer using the term BAME at JAGF.
    I have long been thinking about the use of the term BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and what it…
  • Move With Just A Guy 2021
    Leave 2020 behind and join Just A Guy’s mission to be active every day throughout January 2021. Join in if…
  • #SWE19 Google Innovator Vlog part 1
    My first ever vlog and hopefully more to come. This vlog documents my first day at the Google Innovator Academy…
  • No longer an Imposter
    It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. I’ve been busy getting things done, travelling for work and working on…
  • Step Up With Digital Skills
    Back in July, Just A Guy partnered with Google Applied Digital Skills and AppsEvents in association with iDEA (The Duke…
  • Why hope is important
    For me, hope is one the most important mental traits in life, which for some time I overlooked. Keeping hope…
  • Rest in peace Eniola
    All this senseless killing needs to stop. We see frequent news reports about these sad but avoidable deaths and it’s…
  • An Open letter to Depression
    Dear Depression, I have known you for some time now but I don’t remember exactly how or when we were…
  • London summit ft Google Education-Step up
    A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of running a session at Google Education’s London Summit run by AppsEsvent.…
  • Reflections
    When you die, how will you be remembered? A harsh opening line I know, but it is a powerful question…
  • A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback
    Hope your first week of the new year has been a good one. Thank you for all your messages on…
  • Happy New Year
    It’s that time of the year when people start to set a list of New Year resolutions, excited that come…
  • My First Week
    This week is the start of my full-time commitment to Happy2Host. I’ve always worked more over the summer holidays so that wasn’t…
  • Setting Goals
    The new academic year has just kicked off and many of you are about to embark on a new journey…
  • ​ The benefit of taking a break
    One of the things I find really hard to do in life is to switch off and just chill out.…
  • Making the Jump!!!
    I have finally decided to the make jump! Don’t worry guys I don’t mean off a tall building or cliff.…
  • Set back
    Today has been incredibly frustrating for me. New year, new goals and progress to make, it’s just a shame my…
  • Tough times don’t last but tough people do!
    Wow, what a year it has been! I think that’s the best way to start this blog. For those of…
  • Two months out of hospital!
    Wow it’s been 2 months exactly today since I’ve been out of hospital!  I look at this picture and it…
  • Update on the recovery
    Little update on the recovery. I am still on two crutches and moving around slowly! (But that’s better than not…
  • Let the recovery begin!
    Two weeks ago I was admitted to hospital in the above state. The doctors didn’t know what was generating the…