What is our Positive Relationships Project about?

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.

Download a programme overview here.

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.

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Resources

Try out some of the activities designed by young people for young people. You can also find links to get support.

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Outcomes

Participants in the programme have developed a variety of creative ways to promote positive relationships in their communities. See some of their ideas.

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Impact

Evaluation results show strong engagement, with 93.1% reporting increased confidence in recognising positive relationships and 96.6% feeling heard.

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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.

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We are working with youth organisations and secondary schools in Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset. Our activities are inclusive and accessible to all young people.

Get your young people involved - contact us.

Positive Relationships Partners