We offer a range of services for schools within
Blackburn and Darwen with the aims of
Raising awareness of
domestic abuse and the effects of domestic abuse
Providing
information about available support services
Educating
about non-violent strategies to conflict
Educating about
healthy relationships
We deliver assembly
presentations, workshops and programmes of work, which can be
tailored to the needs of individual organisations and students. Our
work can include many issues related to domestic abuse for example
forced marriage, gender, healthy relationships, body image and cyber
safety.
We can also deliver our programmes of work within
schools. (Expect Respect, Changing Places, Helping Hands, Young
People’s Recovery Toolkit and Crush).
Our staff have
successfully completed the National PSHE CPD course and work hard to
ensure that sessions are thought-provoking whilst also fun and
sensitive.
We can deliver staff training sessions about
the effects that domestic abuse can have on children, identifying
domestic abuse, supporting children and families who are
affected by domestic abuse and how to access support services.
We
have received the Investors in Children award for championing the
rights of children and young people. We try to hold regular
consultation events and visit as many children and young
people’s groups in the borough as possible to ensure that our
services are as accessible and positive for children and young people
as possible.
We are always keen to hear from young people
who may wish to develop their own domestic abuse project/event and
have supported many young people’s peer education projects.