One of the most important ways in which we do this is through our sexual violence prevention programme.

Young people want a safe space to talk about sex and relationships and our programme forms a key part of this.

Our evidence-based resource pack has been externally evaluated and findings indicate that our programme is very effective in changing young people’s knowledge and attitudes around sexual violence.

Our pack covers five topics:

We plan our programmes in partnership with schools and youth groups and each topic is adapted to suit different ages and/or needs. Each workshop consists of a variety of different exercises in order to ensure they are engaging, and to encourage and facilitate the participation from young people.

Every group of young people we deliver to is different, and we work with schools and youth groups to put together a programme which best suits the needs of the young people and in response to their timetables, whether this means a combination of the above workshops or delivering them individually. We suggest having a foundational workshop (Power and Consent) first, before following with one or all of our building block workshops (Understanding sexual violence, Online sexual violence and Pornography).

In addition to the above, we have a programme specifically for young people with additional support needs and learning disabilities; ‘No More!’ pack. This programme features all of the above workshop topics.

If you would like more information about either programme or you would like to book workshops for your school or group, please contact our prevention worker Holly directly on holly.orrlie@forthvalleyrapecrisis.org.uk.