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Anti Bullying Workshops

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

On March the 1st BBC news reported that “Knife-related crime dropped 28% in Scotland over the festive period, according to official figures.  These figures very encouraging and have many significant factors which have played a large role in bring these statistics down. One role would be the work of Trap Media with our highly knowledgeable, experienced and motivated facilitators who provide Knife and Gun Workshops for schools up and down the country.

Police officers, government and partners such as Trap Media  who are working with young people to reduce Knife and Gun crime know that this is only the start and becoming complacent will not solve the problem. Educating young people on the dangers and consequences of Gun and Knife Crime is what Trap Media is working towards.

Educating young people about the dangers of carrying knifes, with laws tightening and tougher enforcement laws coming into affect. Such as the No Knives Better Lives campaign and the work of Violence Reduction Unit to tackle the root causes of violence and end this blight on our communities.

Trap Media carefully structure our Knife and Gun Crime Workshops for maximum impact. Each session is run by one of our professional expert facilitators who will be experienced in presenting sensitive issues using role-play scenarios.

Ultimately, we believe that education about Gun and Knife Crime is an important part of any child support programme and is one of the key ingredients in moving towards a situation of zero tolerance towards the carrying of offensive weapons.

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Playground Trade is Driving Smoking in Schools

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Children and teenagers access to cigarettes is most often through peer groups at school, suggests research drawing on the habits of over 9,000 young smokers today.

The study from the Institute of Education, University of London, says efforts to stop smoking should tackle such “social sources” of cigarettes to help prevent the problem

Researchers are saying that this would reduce the amount of visibility of smoking in children and teenagers lives. This would in turn help to battle smoking in schools and within the youth of today.

The study from the institute’s Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre looks at how to interrupt the process by which youngsters take up smoking.

Using Drugs & Alcohol Awareness Workshops

Smoking is not the only issue amongst the youth of today in the UK there are huge drug and alcohol issues, smoking is a small part of the growing puzzle. This method of trying to reduce the amount of exposure children and teenagers get towards cigarettes is also being used towards alcohol and other stronger drugs.

More can be done to help prevent children and teens from using drugs, we need to tackle the problems head on and from all angels in order to make a dent.

Utilising Trap Media’s Drugs & Alcohol Awareness Workshops your organisation can have a bespoke workshop, this helps make children aware of the issues that drugs and alcohol bring, and provides them with a comfortable sound board to discuss current problems and issues they may be facing day to day.

During a anti smoking workshop participants will be shown some of the effects that smoking can have.

International studies of millions of people by government, industry, universities,
and private research institutions have determined that smoking can cause:

1. Stained teeth, fingers, and hair
2. Increased frequency of colds, particularly chest colds and bronchitis
3. Asthma
4. Neuralgia
5. Gastrointestinal difficulties, constipation, diarrhea, and colitis
6. Headaches
7. Nausea
8. Convulsions
9. Leukoflakia (smoker’s patch)
10. Insomnia
11. Heart murmur
12. Buerger’s disease (inflammation of blood vessel linings)
13. Shortness of breath
14. Arthritis
15. Smoker’s hack
16. Nervousness
17. Wrinkles and premature aging
18. Tension
19. Gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers
20. Lung cancer
21. Cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder
22.Emphysema
23.High blood pressure
24. Heart disease
25. Artherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis (thickening and loss of elasticity of the blood vessels with lessened blood flow)
26. Inflammation of the sinus passages
27. Tobacco angina (nicotine angina pectoris)
28. Pneumonia
29. Influenza
30. Pulmonary tuberculosis
31. Tobacco amblyopia
32. impared hearing
33. Decreased sexual activity
34. Mental depression

Blood flow to the extremities is decreased (cold hands and feet). One puff lowers the temperature in the fingertips 1ºF to 3ºF in 3 minutes.

Nicotine affects the nerve-muscle junctions, causing tremors and shaking. Nicotine causes narrowing and constriction of the arteries, adding to the heart’s load. Nicotine, through its ability to stimulate, causes excitement and anxiety. But the effect wears off, often a period of depression follows, whereupon another cigarette is taken. Nicotine, an insecticide, makes the blood more viscous and decreases the available oxygen. It also adversely affects the breathing, sweating, intestinal, and heart actions of our autonomic nervous system, probably due to hindering the blood flow to the nerve centres in the brain.

This is just touching on some on the physical and mental effects smoking can have our workshops are run by one of our experienced trainers who are enhanced CRB checked. The workshops are designed to be interactive using discussions and theatre to interact with participants.

During our anti drug and alcohol workshops we aim to identify and correct myths and ignorance, and to ensure that participants are aware of up-to-date information on the consequences of using banned substances and tobacco, and of the misuse of alcohol, solvents.

Together we explore how best to tackle pressures, and equally importantly, how to support peers and friends in making and keeping to the right life-affecting decisions.

All our workshops, we tailor content and emphasis to each school’s policy and needs. Overall review and revision of our workshops is a continuing process.

To book a PSHE Workshop on Drug or Alcohol Awareness please contact us on 0800 689 9909 for more information.

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PSHE Workshops For Your School

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

What is PSHE?

Personal, social, health and economic PSHE education is a programme of learning opportunities and experiences that aid children and young people to grow and develop as individuals and as members of families and of social and economic communities.

Why is PSHE education important to schools?

PSHE education is important to schools’ statutory responsibilities to

  • Encourage children and young people’s wellbeing
  • Achieve the whole curriculum aims
  • Promote community cohesion

The relationship between PSHE education and school philosophy is important. An effective school philosophy requires:

  • effective relationships between all members of the school community
  • students to play an active part in decision making
  • school policies to be compatible with what is taught in PSHE education

Why are PSHE Workshops important to children?

PSHE Workshops help to equip pupils with knowledge, attitudes, understanding and practical skills to live safe, productive, fulfilled and responsible lives. PSHE Workshops encourage students to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions, positive learning and career choices.  It also enables children and young people to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes, and explore the complex and sometimes conflicting range of values and attitudes they encounter throughout life.

How do PSHE Workshops effect personal development?

PSHE Workshops are aimed to make a significant contribution to pupil’s personal development.  The promotion of young people’s personal development and social development is a key aspect of education. It helps to underpin other learning across other subject. Children develop the skills they need to grow and develop as individuals and members of society, which is very important.

PSHE Workshops help to contribute to personal development by helping young people to build their identities, confidence and self-esteem, make career choices and understand what influences their decisions. The goal is to enables them to recognise, accept and shape their identities, to understand and accommodate difference and change, to manage emotions and to communicate constructively in a variety of settings. Developing an understanding of themselves, empathy and the ability to work with others will help them to form and maintain good relationships, and better enjoy and manage their lives.

We offer a range of Sex Education Workshops, Enterprising Workshops, Anti Bullying Workshops, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Workshops, Citizenship Workshops, Conflict Resolution Workshops and Gun and Knife Crime Workshops.

Using drama based workshops and involving all participants it is a great way to educate and help combat the issues children face in schools. Our PSHE Workshops are run by the UK’s best facilitators who have key knowledge and experience in dealing with tricky subjects such as bullying.

Our PSHE Workshops are designed to be customised according to the needs of your organisation and are a natural compliment to existing lessons.

To book a PSHE Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 for more information.

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