Gender-based violence prevention and response: Sexual violence prevention

The Rape Crisis Sexual Violence Prevention programme gives young people tools to understand and navigate relationships. It includes free educational workshops on building relationships based on consent that are:

safe
equal
positive

Learning includes workshops delivered by specialist prevention workers from local Rape Crisis centres. They cover:

consent
power dynamics
understanding sexual violence
the impact of pornography

The workshops take place during one class period and are available for the following groups:

S1 to S2
S3 to S4
S5 to S6

Class teachers can contact their local Rape Crisis centre to discuss:

which workshops fit their curriculum
age and stage groups
workshops to suit their timetable

Most Rape Crisis centres ask that the class teacher is present during the workshop.

How Sexual Violence Prevention connects to other programmes

The Rape Crisis Scotland Sexual Violence Prevention Programme provides content that is in line with the principles in:

the Equally Safe at School programme
the gender-based violence framework

To ensure that students receive comprehensive education on gender-based violence, and related issues, the programme can be used as part of the:

Relationship, Sexual Health, and Parenthood curriculum
mentors in violence programme