We work with Jewish schools and mainstream schools with a Jewish Society to provide specialist healthy relationships and consent education. Our Whole School Approach includes educational sessions for students, teacher training, parent engagement and a student ambassador programme, with the goal of embedding a consent culture across the school community.
Schools programme
What we offer
By partnering with JWA, your school will be supported in developing a culture of consent and respect; where unhealthy attitudes and behaviours are challenged, recognised and addressed. Our high-quality education directly links to the RSE curriculum where staff and students are provided with the opportunity to learn, debate and be empowered to make change.
NEW for 2024-2025!
Image Based Sexual Abuse – We have developed a partnership model to address issues surrounding nude sharing amongst teenagers. We aim to foster critical thinking skills and challenge young people to rethink sending and sharing nudes as well gain an understanding of the impact nude sharing can have amongst teens.
Male Champions Training – A brand new bespoke training for key male teachers in your school who are keen to take an active role in championing this work.
Primary School Partnership – In 2024 we worked with our first primary schools on healthy relationships and consent education. We are now able to partner up with primary schools and offer whole staff training as well as interactive healthy relationships workshops for Year 6 pupils.
Whole School Approach
The 2021 Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges has now placed a Whole School Approach to educating about consent and healthy relationships onto the national agenda. The report found that incidents of sexual harassment were, ‘so commonplace that they [students] see no point in reporting them.’ It recommends that schools need to, ‘act as though sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are happening, even when there are no specific reports.’
Our Whole School Approach model invites schools to work with us in a holistic way to ensure a greater long-lasting impact upon the whole school community. We offer:
- student facing workshops run by specialist JWA facilitators
- high quality teacher training
- parent workshops
- school ambassadors – bespoke peer leadership programme for your school
- Support with safeguarding, disclosures & signposting
Pupil Workshops
Our interactive educational sessions provide students with the tools, knowledge and skills to safely navigate relationships in their online and offline worlds. We do this by opening conversations on what makes a relationship healthy or unhealthy, what influences young people’s attitudes and behaviours and how they can make positive choices in their own lives.
Healthy Friendships – Year 7
- Qualities of a good friend
- Peer pressure
- Friendship changes & challenges
- Resolving conflicts
Healthy Relationships – Year 8
- Qualities of a healthy relationship
- Power dynamics
- Recognising red flags in relationships
“I know what to do to have a healthier relationship.’ Hasmonean Boys student, Year 8
Consent – Year 9
- Legal definition of consent
- Myth busting consent
- Breaking down harmful attitudes surrounding consent
Influences & Influencers – Year 9/10
- Explore influences, the media and the world around us
- Understand how social media shapes our culture
- Evaluate how social media & influencers portray relationships and consent
- Think critically about how influences and influencers impact on our own relationships
Relationship Abuse – Year 10 – 12
- Healthy & unhealthy relationships, recognising red flags
- Definition of abuse & coercive control
- Power and control
- Impact of relationship abuse
- Signposting for support & barriers to reporting
“I gained a deeper knowledge of abuse, the law on consent and healthy relationships.” JFS student, Year 12
Sexual Violence Prevention – Year 11 – 13
- Definition of sexual violence
- Prevalence of sexual harassment in schools & uni campuses (Year 13)
- Explore how harmful ideas and attitudes lead to harmful behaviours & violence
- How to build a consent culture and challenge sexual violence norms
‘(JWA empowered and taught me) how to talk if I am uncomfortable to do something’ , South Hampstead student
“What I got most out of the session was about how consent works, how to not be silent, how to be open.” King Solomon student, Year 12
Staff training
High quality teaching is the key to high quality education. Our staff training aims to provide staff with the knowledge and skills to further develop their RSE subject knowledge as well become empowered to make a difference in their school community.
A range of staff training is available to support your school:
- All-staff training: An overview of healthy relationships and building a consent culture at your school
- PSHE leads and RSE teachers: Equipping teachers with knowledge and skills to tackle tricky conversations about sexual harassment and consent
- Bespoke and confidential support based on your school’s need, including in response to an issue which has arisen
NEW for 2024-2025: Male Champions Training
A brand new bespoke training for key male teachers in your school who are keen to take an active role in championing this work.
School Ambassadors Programme (Year 12)
Our Schools Ambassadors Programme engages Year 12 students, offering them the opportunity to gain knowledge and tools to challenge sexual harassment and promote a culture of consent in their school. In addition to a series of lunch time educational sessions, Ambassadors develop their own school campaign and devise and deliver a session on healthy relationships for younger students.
Parent engagement
Through partner schools, we offer sessions to parents, engaging them directly with the educational content we provide their children and answering their questions around these topics.
NEW for 2024-25 – Primary School Partnership
Following a successful pilot project in 2024 we now offer whole staff training as well as interactive healthy relationships workshops for Year 6 pupils.
Find out more
Contact our Schools Manager, Ilana Hutchinson, to find out more about our specialist sessions for students, teachers and parents.
This is such a wonderful initiative. I am so proud of the opportunity the ambassador programme offers for our sixth form students to be empowered and support their younger peers in such a powerful, meaningful way.
Dr Melanie Lee, Headteacher JCoSS