PROJECT AIMS
Reduce child on child abuse in secondary schools
Raise the voice of lesser heard groups of the community - including girls
Create a network of youth advocates
The project extends and deepens young people’s understanding of key themes in the RSE curriculum around respectful relationships, friendships and being safe.
BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS
Youth-led work - young people tackle issues important to them in their current setting
Participants receive Equality & Diversity training
Participants receive Advocacy training
Opportunities for young people to lead and make a difference in their communities.
Funded by the National Lottery
Reaching Communities Fund
58
sessions
83
participants
08
schools
1093
hours of student participation
Context
We’re passionate about creating youth-led, responses to issues that impact young people—especially sexual harassment and violence in schools. Sparked by national concern following the Everyone’s Invited movement and Ofsted’s 2021 review, we launched The Positive Relationships Project.
Resources
Try out some of the activities designed by young people for young people. You can also find links to get support.
Outcomes
Participants in the programme have developed a variety of creative ways to promote positive relationships in their communities. See some of their ideas.
Impact
Evaluation results show strong engagement, with 93.1% reporting increased confidence in recognising positive relationships and 96.6% feeling heard.
Research
We are proud to collaborate research partners to explore innovative approaches in relationships education. Our recent work with Dr Rachel Wilder at the University of Bath, highlights how values-driven systems and gender equity can positively influence learning.
We are working with secondary schools in Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset, and collaborate with youth and community groups to ensure our activities are inclusive an accessible to all young people.
Positive Relationships Partners
