Currently work in the Youth Justice Service developing programmes of intervention for young people in the service.
Past experience working as a teacher of Art and Graphics in a young offenders institute, teacher in alternative provision education specialising in SEMH & SEND, and mainstream secondary teacher of Design Technology and Art & Design.
I pride myself on creating visually appealing resources with interesting content that appeals to young people who are disengaged from education.
Currently work in the Youth Justice Service developing programmes of intervention for young people in the service.
Past experience working as a teacher of Art and Graphics in a young offenders institute, teacher in alternative provision education specialising in SEMH & SEND, and mainstream secondary teacher of Design Technology and Art & Design.
I pride myself on creating visually appealing resources with interesting content that appeals to young people who are disengaged from education.
This Lives Matter programme is designed for use with children and young people who are at risk of/have been caught carrying or using a knife.
It can be used by staff in Youth Offending Teams (Youth Justice Serivce) 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 as a series of sessions with varying themes relating to knife crime and surrounding issues. You can select those which apply to the needs and circumstances of individual young people.
All of the sessions can be adapted for use in one to one or group settings, as applicable. There is a Young Person’s Work Booklet that fits alongside the PowerPoint and this session overview
This resource contains:
Full PowerPoint (PDF version)
Work booklet for Young People
Session overview / learning objectives booklet
Print outs
On successful completion of this programme, young people will have met the following overall learning objectives:
• To develop an understanding of offensive weapons
• To develop an understanding of relevant legislation relating to offensive weapons and bladed articles
• To discuss and explain reasons why people choose to carry knives and offensive weapons
• To define different types of violent offences
• To understand different sentences relating to violent offences
• To identify the direct and indirect victims relating to (knife) crime
• To demonstrate an understanding of the ABC model, and consequential thinking
• To develop knowledge of real-life case studies relating to knife crime
• To identify areas in personal life that are positive, and areas that require improvement
Would work well for PSHCE lessons as well.
Please contact me if you require PowerPoint versions - I have uploaded as PDFs to prevent any design issues when opened on Windows PCs (resources were created on a MacBook)
Black History Month 2023 - Factfiles
A series of fact sheets and activities I created for use in the Youth Justice Service, however these are also great for education / school / alternative settings.
I have created a mix of influential people in fact sheet form, under different categories:
Artists
Athletes
Eco Heroes
Entertainers
LGBTQ+
Political Activists
Social Activists
STEM
Writers
This Healthy Relationships programme is designed to develop an understanding of relationships (both healthy and unhealthy), abuse in relationships and other linked topics.
It has been designed for use with young people who are in contact with the Youth Justice Service, however it would also be suitable for mainstream and alternative educational settings as a PSHCE resource.
This programme is designed to be run in order, with key information linked to relationships, 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.
Completion of this programme can lead to THREE AQA Unit Award Scheme Accreditations.
For the AQA, certain tasks must be completed. If the full Healthy Relationships programme is completed, with all tasks, then the linked AQA can be claimed for!
AQAs:
118196 - Understanding Relationships L1
118612 - Unhealthy Relationships L1
118893 - PSHE: Repsectful Relationships Including Friendships EL
This Disrespect Nobody programme of work covers in detail: disrespect within relationships, sexting, online safety and digital footprint, consent, rape and sexual assault, porn, sexual harassment, abusive relationships case studies, sex and the law, and several places that young people can go to seek help or advice.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an updated version of a this unit of work that I have already listed on my TES account.
The programme can be used as one-off sessions, by selecting relevant sections and tasks to complete, or the whole booklet can be completed. Full completion leads to AQA accreditations:
Internet and social media safety (Entry Level)
Personal boundaries and consent (Entry Level)
Pornography and sexting: myths and reality (Entry Level)
There are links to PSHCE throughout the programme, identified with symbols.
I created this programme for use with young people in contact with the Youth Justice Service, however I previously taught in mainstream secondary and alternative provisions and definitely feel this would be perfect for any setting.
On successful completion of this programme, young people will have met the following overall learning objectives:
• To define key words relating to abuse in relationships
• To identify forms of inappropriate contact
• To define sexting
• To understand the law in relation to sexting
• To understand what a digital footprint is
• To understand where to seek help for online safety
• To identify consequences of personal information shared online
• To understand the importance of passwords and security
• To understand ways to stay safe with a webcam
• To identify ways to stay safe when meeting someone you meet online
• To define consent
• To recognise signs of peer pressure linked to consent
• To define rape
• To recognise differences between rape and sexual assault
• To define porn
• To understand the law in relation to certain porn materials
• To recognise unrealistic expectations linked to porn viewing
• To understand the viewpoints of different young people in relation to porn
• To define sexual harassment
• To recognise signs of sexual harassment
• To understand different types of abuse within relationships
• To identify signs of abuse in a relationship
• To define sexual exploitation
• To identify signs that someone is trying to sexually exploit you
• To understand the long-term impacts of an abusive relationship
• To understand the law in relation to sex and abusive relationships
• To identify appropriate sources of help
• To understand the importance of personal boundaries
• To identify appropriate personal boundaries
The resources are uploaded as PDFs due to creation on a MacBook which can impact the layout when opened on other computers.
Black History (BHM) 2024
Theme is Raising The Narrative
I have created a series of PowerPoints with key figures and information
This is a bundle with all of the factsheets listed below:
Artists
Athletes
Eco-Heroes
Entertainers (music / film etc.)
LGBTQ+
Political Activists
Social Activists
STEM
Writers
These can all be bought individually on my page as well.
The figures in the ARTISTS series are:
Norman Lewis
Faith Ringgold
Sam Gilliam
Chéri Samba
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Yinka Shonibare
Kara Walker
Zanele Muholi
Dana Scruggs
The figures in the ATHLETES series are:
Jesse Owens
Pele
Wilma Rudolph
Muhammad Ali
Michael Jordan
Lewis Hamilton
Nicola Adams
Usain Bolt
Marcus Rashford
Simone Biles
The figures in the ECO HEROES series are:
Wangari Maathai
Vanessa Nakate
The figures in the ENTERTAINERS series are:
Evelyn Dove
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder
Spike Lee
Lenny Henry
Prince
Tracy Marrow (Ice-T)
Tupac Shakur
Gabrielle Union
Dwayne Johnson
Beverley Knight
Mindy Kaling
Beyonce
The figures in the LGBTQ+ series are:
Storme DeLarverie
Marsha P Johnson
RuPaul
Laverne Cox
The figures in the POLITICAL ACTIVISTS series are:
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Kamala Harris
Derecka Purnell
The figures in the SOCIAL ACTIVISTS series are:
Mary Seacole
Harriet Tubman
Bayard Rustin
Rosa Parks
Olive Morris
Tarana Burke
Angelica Ross
Alicia Garcia
Patrisse Cullors
Ayo (Opal) Tometi
The figures in the STEM series are:
Lewis Howard Latimer
Percy Lavon Julian
Katherine Johnson
Gladys West
Patricia Bath
Mae Jemison
Mark Dean
Dr Nike Folayan
The figures in the WRITERS series are:
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Audre Lorde
John Pepper Clark
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Bernardine Evaristo
Malorie Blackman
Kiley Reid
Amanda Gorman
These sheets can be printed and displayed (each has information, a photo and a quote), or used as reference for teaching
Each series also has a timeline with the key figures on, and some have separate pages with images or quotes on
I am also creating a bundle of activities for BHM as well.
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)