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Real Respect Secondary Age Group Mentoring Workshops

‘Real Respect ‘Aim:

To be able identify appropriate and lawful sexual attitudes and behaviours towards others and begin to understand how to demonstrate healthy personal boundaries within our relationships.

Groups of up to 8 participants in the same school year group (can also be delivered one- to- one). We can deliver at the place of education or at Krunch premises.

Real Respect Sessions:
• Week 1: Welcome to Real Respect
• Week 2: Respect and Rights
• Week 3: Culture and the Law
• Week 4: Boundaries and relationships.
• Week 5: Where does my sex education come from.
• Week 6: Communication and Sex
• Week 7: My Voice
• Week 8: Support, Review and Reflect

Session Content:
• Pre and post topical questionnaire to check progress in understanding.
• Supporting children and young people to have open and honest discussion around issues such as:
Abuse, harassment and rape culture
Love and intimate relationships
Respect and self-worth
Where does our sex ed come from and the effects of viewing pornography
Sexual consent, how it is given and received and how this is supported in law
• Delivery will be adapted for those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, EHC plans, notable emotional health, and wellbeing issues.
• Weekly group feedback and summary report on the group intervention

Intended Outcomes – participants will…
• develop a healthier respect for themselves and others across the gender spectrum (includes understanding of misogyny where appropriate)
• show an increased understanding of sexual abuse, harassment, and the law.
• have a growing understanding of what sexual consent is and how to communicate it effectively.
• recognise how their views, opinions, and attitudes towards those across the gender spectrum have been shaped.

Target Group:

Pupils of secondary age who have 1 or more of the following presenting issues:
• lack of understanding around sex, consent, and the law
• hold or have shared sexist or misogynistic views and opinions.
• display or condone problematic sexual behaviour.
• posted illegal or unkind content of a sexual nature on social media.

(Please explain your concerns on the referral form. The young person should have no other similar intervention in place.)

Pupils not suitable:
• Those who have displayed: abuse/violent sexual behaviours, misuse of power, use of coercion or force, sexual assaults or rape, chronic use of pornography, previous conviction or warnings for sexual behaviour, lack of empathy for victims, young person preoccupied or obsessed with sex or sexual content.


General information…
• A shortened Krunch referral form must be completed for each child and sent to Mark Cavell at mark@krunch.org.uk.
• You must provide us with a key worker within your school with whom we can liaise.
• We require parent/carers to complete Krunch consent form.
• All Krunch staff have an enhanced DBS certificate and Safeguarding Training
• Krunch has public liability insurance, a current Safeguarding Policy, Health and Safety Policy and many of our staff are First Aid trained.

For further information please call Krunch and ask for Lynsey Grant or Mark Cavell and we will be happy to discuss the referral process and the project with you.