Programmes for young people
These participatory and creative sessions work best with small groups, building up trust and learning across a minimum of three sessions.
I create programmes bespoke to the context and needs of each group of young people, often starting with a focus group session. My experiences is around relationships, sexuality and wellbeing education. We can focus on one area or a combination, for example:
Building self-esteem & confidence
Understanding and communicating emotions
Managing stress, anger, anxiety & overwhelm
Challenging stereotypes & discrimination
Unpacking gender norms & how they affects us
Developing values for healthy relationships
Communicating desires, boundaries and consent
Understanding bodies - the anatomy, menstrual cycle & sexual health
Current Projects
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Working with groups of girls in year 7, 8 and 9 to support them to build skills around:
Navigating friendships
Communicating feelings
Understanding anger
Building self esteem
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Workshops for sixth form students exploring:
Sexual health, pleasure and consent in intimate relationships.
The impact of gender stereotypes and values in romantic relationships.
Previous Projects
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A bespoke programme of 6 sessions for high-achieving young women from marginalised backgrounds.
We use creative activities to support mental wellbeing, emotional literacy develop their confidence, and explore themes such as boundaries, desire and identity.
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This ten-week programme, designed to combat the impact of lockdown on mental health and improve students’ resilience, emotional literacy and confidence, contributed to a Sussex-wide NHS campaign concerning children and young people’s mental health.
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A six-week programme with a non-binary and young women’s group, exploring body image, body knowledge, sex, sexuality and relationships.
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Supporting the facilitation of an intergenerational project to give primary school students a leading voice in their town’s decisions around environmental policy.
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A three-hour workshop for sixth-form students running at a summer camp, looking at gender stereotypes and how they impact upon behaviours and relationships.
Feedback
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“I really enjoyed these sessions and they helped me so much for school. I enjoyed learning about emotions and learning how to deal with them and I like connecting and talking with the other students. Tasha has really been helping me.”
Programme participant (Age 11)
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"These sessions have helped me understand myself. They have helped me to start being more kind and understand how my words can affect people." .. "The arts and crafts helps a lot because a lot of people like to do them, and when we do this stuff we’re also improving ourselves.”
Programme participants (Age 12)
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“It was great no matter what your gender age etc. you were taken seriously. Tasha is so understanding and its AMAZING!! So much fun conversation and activity! I’m sure anyone would love this workshop. Five Star Review!!"
Workshop Participant (Age 13)
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“I think that it’s made me realise that I can talk about things and that it is a good thing. You should never bottle it up. These sessions have made a positive impact on my mental health and I feel like a good listener.”
Programme participant (Age 14)
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“Fun and safe environment was created. Very interesting” ... “10/10 better than many other similar sessions" ... "Tasha was really nice, relatable and non-judgemental.”
Workshop participants (Age 16)
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"Tasha was very engaging and encouraging. I felt really seen and heard. I loved the no-pressure atmosphere and how you could write or draw or express your ideas in any way you wanted. She met us where we were at and we went forward from there together.”
Workshop participant (Age 21)