PROTECT Programme of Work - Masculinity, Healthy Relationships, Abuse - with AQA Accreditation

This Protect programme is designed to increase young males’ awareness of the key features of a healthy, positive relationship with partners. It aims to explore attitudes and beliefs linked to masculinity and relationships in order to help the young person understand how it may influence their perception of a healthy relationship.

Key elements of the relationship sections of the programme include: Lads Law/Boy Code and its links to behaviour for young males, gender stereotypes, healthy and unhealthy relationships and their key indicators, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, the abuse wheel and the cycle of abuse, minimisation, denial and blame techniques in abusive relationships, warning signs of abuse, reasons why people stay in abusive relationships, consent, active listening, domestic violence and abuse

Key elements of the emotions sections include: sense of wellbeing, recognising emotions, exploring reactions, red and green thoughts, ways to improve emotional wellbeing, assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour, the ABC model, emotional regulation and a range of strategies to support it and self-esteem

There is also an additional section on Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)

It can be used by staff in Youth Offending Teams for young people on court orders or prevention programmes, and by Youth Workers, Early Help and other social care officers, teachers and school staff and staff in secure settings.

This programme is designed to be run in order, with key information linked to stop and search, along with relevant activities that help meet the AQA criteria. The booklet can be printed as a whole, or you have the option to print individual worksheets and to use the PowerPoint digitally.

This bundle contains the full PowerPoint, plus all worksheets as individual files

AQA units within the programme:
108685 - Identity and Masculinity (Entry Level)
121374 - Developing Healthy Relationships and Respect (L1)
113309 - Issues Associated With Domestic Violence (Entry Level)
113642 - Developing Emotional Regulation Strategies (L1)
119626 - Emotional Wellbeing Unit 3 (Entry Level)