Our community safety and awareness programme explores the negative societal influences and the excuses many young people give themselves to engage in anti-social and/or criminal behaviour. our workshop programme consists of six interactive workshops that allow participants to explore and critically examine the nature of street gangs, the criminal justice system, weapon crimes, the wider effects of violence, understanding the negative influences of the media, risky lifestyle choices.
Our workshop programme does not patronise the young people but exposes them to information that allows them to reason for themselves as to why negative peer membership, anti-social, violent, and criminal behaviour is not the option that promotes safety, wellbeing, and positive youth engagement in the community.
The workshops and subject matter have been designed to engender an educated change in thinking and thereby to initiate a positive change in behaviour. Workshop themes include:
• Challenging Young People Who Carry Weapons
• Violent Crimes Destroys Lives
• Violent Culture
• Negative Media Influences
• Prison Is Not A Bed of Roses
• Understanding the Law
• Sex and Violence in Teen Relationships
• Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
• Online! Social Media
A survey of the violence and crime committed by young people in London and other major cities in the UK should leave you in no doubt that gangs are here and they are making their presence felt. Unfortunately, more often than not, being in a gang is not merely engaging in anti-social behaviour.
For many gangs and gang members, this type of behaviour merely serves as a springboard to a more violent criminal behaviour. It is a fact that gangs are in our schools, colleges and local communities and the more we learn about them, the better we will be able to take action to prevent gang proliferation.
If your organisation is responsible for this sort of learning and needs to demonstrate this sort of achievement with young people, then these workshops are ideal for you.
One of the primary objectives is to build awareness around important topics such as understanding rules, online safety, and emotional wellbeing. These workshops are structured to help students recognize the impact of their actions, foster positive behaviors, and cultivate meaningful relationships both at home and in school.
Another essential aim is to enhance emotional resilience. Students are taught practical strategies to manage their emotions effectively, ensuring they are better prepared to handle the mental and emotional demands of a new academic environment. This is achieved through engaging, hands-on sessions that introduce tools like breath control and visualization techniques.
Lastly, the programme seeks to inspire success by motivating students to pursue academic and non-academic goals with dedication, discipline, and determination. Whether their talents lie in sports, music, drama, or academics, the workshops encourage participants to focus on achieving positive life outcomes and reaching their full potential.
• The Law: Understanding rules and guidelines for safety and wellbeing. Exploring behaviors that lead to conflict and strategies to build better relationships.
• Online Safety: Risks of social media, including bullying, sexting, and grooming. Awareness of radicalization and extremism.
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing: Understanding emotions and learning simple techniques like breath control and mind management.
• Managing Emotions ("ME" Time): Practical breathing techniques, affirmations, and visualization for managing negative emotional responses.
• Aspiration and Achievement: Raising aspirations for academic or non-academic success. Emphasizing dedication and discipline for achieving positive goals.
• To give participants a better understanding of relationships and some of the common issues affecting teenage relationships.
• Raise awareness of the negative media influences (music videos, films, magazines, etc.) affecting female body image and girl’s sexual behaviours.
• To give participants an understanding of what emotions are and how they are influenced by diet, lifestyle and other factors (trauma, bereavement, abuse, etc).
• Instruct participants in simple mind management techniques to help them to manage and transcend negative emotions
• Give participants a clear view of the issues and factors affecting female health
• Raise awareness of the benefits of education as a foundation for career and life goals
• Relationships – Not Sex!
• Female Gender and Media Issues
• Understanding Emotions – triggers, warning signs, and consequences.
• Transcending negative emotions through simple to learn breathing, mind management and exercises
• Understanding dietary and lifestyle factors that contribute to general health issues
• Achieving through education, employment or entrepreneurialism
