PLAN YOUR PROJECT
To begin to plan your sessions effectively, we recommend starting with a consultation
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We understand that time might be tight, so you can choose to communicate via a phone call, video call, or in-person meeting – whatever suits you best.
During this consultation, we encourage you to share any themes or concerns within your school, organisation, or community. We will then discuss your desired subjects from our subject list (but please don’t hesitate with additional requests; these may be something we can support with).
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Online & offline. The grooming process. Who can be a perpetrator / victim. Child-on-child exploitation. Image sharing. Spotting the signs of exploitation. Related legislation.
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Grooming into ‘gangs’ & Organised Crime Groups. Child on child exploitation. Who can be a victim or a perpetrator? Desensitisation & glamorisation of criminal violence through online media. The grooming process for criminal exploitation. Spotting the signs. How to seek support.
This session can include ‘County Lines’ (The reality of ‘drug dealing’ and exploiting children to do so).
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How pornography may influence ideas and attitudes towards Relationships, Sex, Bodies & Treatment of others. How it may distort views of sexual consent & sexual violence. Effects of underage exposure on the brain. Exposure to child abuse imagery & other explicit imagery. The laws in relation to sharing of indecent imagery.
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The laws of sexual consent & laws related to sharing indecent images. Identifying sexual harassment & abuse. Child -on-child harassment & abuse. Victim blaming. Empowering personal boundaries.
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Child-on-child Harassment & Abuse. Empowerment to think about personal boundaries. Peer pressure. External and online influences that glamorise and normalise harassment & abuse. What is Sexism? What is a Hate Crime? How to report incidences.
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How might online media influence and glamorise the use of weapons? Other contributing societal factors. Desensitisation of knife crime for young people. The reality of using a knife. The related legislation. Links to exploitation. Why are children using weapons? How can we work together prevent this?
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Desensitisation and influence of violence. The relationship between online gaming, sexual objectification and sexual violence. The risk of grooming & exploitation via online games and related chat rooms. The links between gaming and pornography. Cyberbullying through online gaming. How much is too much? Safety tips.
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Healthy versus unhealthy relationships. ‘Red Flags’. Identifying silent abuse, for example, coercive control, ‘gas lighting’. Personal boundaries. Consent. How does online media influence our expectations? What are young people’s current expectations? Peer pressure. Signs of abuse.
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What are the current influences by the media? How does pornography and social media affect the way young people view themselves? Mental health, & self-worth. Our identity. Online versus reality. How can we show ourselves and others empathy?
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“It’s Just Banter!” – What does this term actually mean? Online & offline bullying. Child-on-child harassment & abuse. Hate crimes and hate speech. Protected characteristics. Identity. Valuing diversity.
subject list
Schools and organisations have unique requirements; some providers, for example, aim to address concerns related to criminal and sexual exploitation within a group of identified students, while some seek to meet Ofsted requirements for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) by incorporating subjects delivered by The SL&L Project into whole school assemblies or enrichment days. Read more on delivery styles below. For information on our Professional Development and Training, please read more here.
DELIVERY STYLES
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one-hour lessons/RSE lessons
Option available for a Full Day of One Hour RSE Lessons.
Subjects covered (lessons will be tailored to suit your young people’s needs):
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE); Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE); Consent; Exposure to Pornography; Online Gaming; Relationships; Cultural Diversity & Self-Identity; Our Bodies; Knife Crime & Weapons; Prevent: Radicalisation
Length of lessons can be amended to adhere to timetables.
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Half or Full Day Workshops
Full-day and half-day workshops are highly effective in building rapport and creating a supportive environment for children to confidently express themselves. The longer duration of these workshops encourages deeper engagement, allowing children to actively participate and contribute over an extended period.
This extended timeframe is invaluable for building trust and rapport, as it gives children ample opportunities to gradually open-up and share their thoughts and perspectives.
We can advise you on a selection of subjects that we feel complement each other well, in line with your initial consultation and requests.
We recommend that these particular workshops are a small group size of approximately 20 children maximum. However, this may vary. You know your students best, therefore we can be led by you, and discuss the best workshop size and dynamics, as part of your consultation.
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Ongoing workshops / focus groups
At the heart of our project lies a vital initiative: providing ongoing workshops to empower and protect children and young people. Continuous workshops enable us to observe ongoing changes in students, allowing us to track their progress and outcomes.
An example of this approach, at Kings Norton Boy’s School Birmingham, we provide a focus group workshop with selected students for seven weeks at a time (this is the school’s chosen approach). This focuses on working with students who present early signs of exploitation, or other challenges such as emotional well-being and self-esteem. Together we will explore all areas presented within our subject list.
As well as working as a focus group, we check-in with each student individually as part of the full day.
By creating a dedicated space, we can offer personalised support that goes beyond the regular academic curriculum. These workshops focus on boosting self-esteem, equipping students with the skills to safely navigate the online world and addressing various exploitation risks, promptly.
Through these workshops, young individuals develop resilience, make informed choices, and ultimately lead healthier, more confident lives.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss focus group working in more detail.
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Assemblies
Whilst we suggest that smaller classroom groups enable better outcomes for individuals, our project also offers assembly-style delivery, as we understand that this can be practical and efficient for schools and reach more students in a shorter time. We advise assemblies to run for one hour (Maximum), however year group size may reflect length of content. This can be discussed as part of our consultation phase.
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Individuals Mentoring
Libby’s extensive experience working individually with children and families who've faced exploitation, combined with level 1 & 2 counselling qualifications, has led to this new development within the SL&LP.
Requests are frequently made for one-to-one sessions or "check-ins", alongside group sessions. Even though students participate well in groups, they sometimes want to talk privately about their thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
For example, in a recent situation with a secondary school, Libby had one-on-one sessions with some students in the morning, and in the afternoon, held focus groups.
At all times, your school or organisation's safeguarding policy will be followed should any disclosures be made.
FIND OUT MORE
Each project begins with a consultation with your project lead; however you would like to approach the crucial issues your young people face every day, we will tailor each workshop or lesson delivery to cater to their learning styles and preferences.
Use the form provided or email libby@thesllproject.co.uk
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