December Update from our Sexual Violence Prevention Worker

The Sexual Violence Prevention Programme workshops have been continuing this month, as we move ever closer to the end of term. It was especially joyful to be in classrooms during November as more Autumnal artwork was being displayed. One teacher had a giant homemade spider in their room!

November was also the month in which our Reclaim The Night March was held in Elgin to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring this theme into several workshops. Giving the young people of Moray a voice and platform to strive towards the end of Gender-based Violence (GBV) in their communities is an extremely important aspect of my work in schools.

I have also been beavering away developing a PowerPoint presentation for a series of bespoke workshops for UHI Moray/Moireibh around GBV in the New Year, and I am looking forward to delivering this over all three campus sites!

December sees the start of the wind-down for 2025 giving me opportunities for training and development of my knowledge, whilst finishing up one or two workshops in school before a very busy start for January 2026!

I’d like to wish you a safe, healthy and happy holiday period.

The Sexual Violence Prevention Programme runs throughout the year during a High School’s PSE lessons. For more information about the programme, please visit our website.