'You Decide'
Sexting and Healthy Relationships Programme
Commissioned by Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Funded by the NHS
The programme was designed and delivered by Resource Creatives
'You' Decide'
Sexting & Healthy Relationships Workshops
Purpose
To address:
- The signs of an unhealthy relationship
- Identifying and understanding what is meant by ‘Sexting’ and ‘Sharing Images’ (with reference to localised jargon)
- The reasons why people get involved in Sexting and involved in repeating patterns of unhealthy relationships
- How and why images are shared, where and how images are shared and how wide they will be distributed.
- Potential dangers of blackmailing or grooming resulting from images shared.
- Where and how to get support
Workshop Outcomes
In line with Cumbria Police and Crime plan:
- Help children and young people be aware of the risk of the online crime of sexting and sharing images and how to keep themselves safe online
- Prevent potential grooming, child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse that could be a consequence of sexting and sharing images
- Develop joined up and appropriate support for children and young people who have become victims of sexual crime through sexting or sharing of images and being involved in unhealthy relationships.
- Identifying characteristics of and promoting Healthy Relationships
Resource Creatives
www.resourcecreatives.co.uk
We create, design, deliver and project manage restorative, issue based programmes and workshops. We work with children, young people, adults and families, where possible using creativity and the arts as a vehicle for delivery.
Examples:
- Knife Crime
- Anti-Social behaviour
- Serious & organised crime
- Anti-bullying
- Sexting & Healthy Relationships
- Emotional Health & Wellbeing
- Child on parent violence
- Issue based Arts workshops
- Restorative Approaches in Practice workshops for practitioners
Schools
'You Decide' was delivered in High Schools across Cumbria with support from Cumbria Police
25 sessions were delivered in 19 High Schools with nearly 3500 young people taking part during
January - March 2019 to 19 High Schools
Delivery took place in the following schools across Cumbria between January-March 2019
Cumbria High Schools and Pupil Referral Units
BARROW
St Bernards
Barrow PRU
ALLERDALE
Silloth
UTC
Netherhall
Workington Academy
COPELAND
WCLC Distington
WCLC Richmond House
Millom School
Whitehaven Academy
SOUTH LAKES
Queen Katherine
Ulverston Victoria
Queen Elizabeth (QEGS)
EDEN
Ullswater CC
Kirkby Stephen
CARLISLE
Caldew
Newman
William Howard
Richard Rose Central
Extracts from typical feedback
From young people, schools and police
Many thanks for this it seemed to be particularly well received by our Y10 students. The range of help available to young people who have made themselves vulnerable online The scale of the issue of Sexting and unhealthy relationships.'' - School
'Andy, the Trainer, was fantastic – please pass on our thanks for his hard work. The students clearly enjoyed the session and were engaged throughout – no mean feat, given the difficult subject matter – again, testament to Andy’s skill as a Trainer' - Police
'Thank you for including us in this workshop, it was really good and so important that the yp get the facts and gain understanding of how quickly a simple text can get of control. The workshop was delivered really well, Andy did really well to engage our students.' - Pupil Referral Unit
'How easy it is to be groomed. How important not to share images on social media.
How easily images can be distributed. If need help, guidance or support, who to contact.' - Young people
'Great day today. The workshops went down really well and definitely made an impact. The students related really well to Andy and he made the subject matter relevant. Each workshop was fresh even though he must have been shattered doing 4 back to back. He delivered to over 400 students. We’d welcome you back with open arms.' - School
'Once again, a thoroughly enjoyable workshop delivered excellently that really got the message across. Cannot fault the delivery and the messages given out by Andy to the children in relation to this.' - Police
