Target population: Universal programme for all pupils.
Number of pupils: Whole class workshop or identified groups
Duration: 1 hour lesson
School to provide: Suitable room
The Expect Respect Education Toolkit by Women’s Aid contains a one hour lesson for each year of school from Reception to Year 13.
These lessons can help schools challenge the myths that perpetuate domestic abuse and support children to seek help and safety whilst modelling and promoting healthy, non-violent relationships. Each lesson is designed to be active, fun and engaging but also challenging. Whilst not all of the lesson plans raise domestic abuse directly, they have been written using themes found to be effective in tackling domestic abuse.
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