Over the last financial year, On The Verge team has delivered presentational workshops & group work sessioins to Young people, Parents & Professional within the community, & educational settings around Yorkshire, providing information, advice and guidance to safeguard young people against exploitation by providing early intervention and prevention deglamourizing the stereotypes on Knife Crime & Gang culture. Using the expertise’s of Lived Experience. On The Verge extended its impact beyond direct engagement with youth to professionals working in various capacities. Our sessions meticulously designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of gang involvement and exploitation. By fostering a deeper understanding, On The Verge contributed to a more informed and empathetic professional landscape We focused on equipping children and young people with critical thinking skills in the community. These skills empower individuals to make better life choices and enhance their resilience. By targeting risks such as involvement in gangs, exploitation, and violence, our service addressed critical issues affecting the well-being and safety of children and young people, not just in education but also in the community. We have delivered session for primary, secondary and professional on topic such as: 1. Primary Session (ages 8 – 11) - Our Primary Core workshops consist of Weapons Awareness and Gangs. Our Primary extra workshops consisted of Behaviour, Online Safety, Choice Time Adventure, Healthy Relationships, Joint Enterprise, Positive & Negative, Positive Navigation, and Reflect & Learn. 2. Secondary Session (Ages 11+) - Our Secondary Core workshops consist of County Lines, Gangs, Girl Gangs, Knife Crime and Realities of Prison. Our Secondary extra workshops consisted of Glamourisation of Music, Joint Enterprise, Online Safety, Conflict Resolution, Impulsive & Risky Behaviour, Positive & Negative Peers, Healthy Relationships, Confidence & Resilience and Decision Making 3. Professional Sessions (Teachers, Parents, Careers, Social Workers, Local Authorities) – Our Professional workshops consist of County Lines, Trauma Informed, Online Safety, Glamourization Of Music & Recognising & Responding to Child Exploitation. These sessions were able to educate young people on the various subjects listed while helping / support them in making positive life choices. Keeping them up to date on the risks of being exploited to participate in criminal activity and gang involvement. These sessions have also been used to influence young people to positive lifestyle decisions whether that be education, at home or in the community, which will hopefully be passed onto others. These professional session were able to offer vital information, support and guidance for professional, parent and careers who work first hand with young people who are at risk of exploitation offering them a greater understanding to help understand the choices which young people choose to take and providing them with the vital resources which can be used to access the help and support needed when engaging with these young people.

Throughout the last financial year, On The Verge has collaborated alongside: 1.Leeds City Council 2. Mayor Safer Community Fund 3. Oastler High School (Bradford Council) 4. Bradford Youth Service 5. West Leeds Activity Centre 6. North Yorkshire 7. Ravenshall School Through these collaboration On The Verge has been able to deliver over 50 group work session with 8-12 participants each session & over 2,496 individual have accessed our workshops made up of children, young people, professionals, parents & careers throughout Yorkshire. Some feedback which we have collated from these workshops are: “Marcus was absolutely inspirational. The children remembered his name from the previous week, and were excited that he was coming again to deliver another assembly. He was engaging and most definitely the most inspirational, thought-provoking visitor we have ever had in out school! The children gained so much from this session - you helped them to really understand the significance/importance of online safety, and the consequences of not using online platforma safely. Thank you!” “Please see feedback from the previous form. Tye exact same applies to this session! The Year 6 PSHE curriculum involves me teaching about anti-social behaviour/gangs, but the way that Marcus delivered his session, made this real and relevant. The children need to learn about this in this way! It is something that they will remember for a long time. Thank you so much! We would love to have you back!” “Very informative and perfect for our young children. Our Y5 have been asking, when ar you coming in again.” “I thought you hit the right tone. Made it engaging but didn’t leave them in any doubt on the messages.” “The content and delivery was excellent - adapted accordingly to the age groups and provided the students with a very clear message. Carl was extremely knowledgeable and provided examples that the young people could relate to as well as how people become involved in county lines. Thank you very much it is always much more effective when people other than school staff deliver education.” “Excellent session on Gangs delivered by On The Verge. Great delivery style capturing the attention of young people for the duration of the session . Young people commented just how much they enjoyed the conversations and said that they now realised how easily they could be caught up in gangs and grooming .” “I thought the session was really good and impactful; the students were really engaged. I would recommend spending more time putting the pressure on, once the students had been mock groomed, as this was really powerful (i.e. the kinds of things that a groomed student would be forced to do and struggles with being able to escapse/make to do things against their will).” “The facilitator was very open and honest about his lived experience. The students warmed to him and were very engaging” “Carl made this training session highly informative, but his delivery was approachable and made fun and entertaining. Excellent!” “Carl was great and the session was really interesting. Thank you” “A very informative session, with lots of debate and interesting insights into County Lines” On The Verge has used the feedback provide by collaboration to assure the workshops are beneficial to all participants involved, being young people, professional, parents and careers. We are also in the process of engaging in more work within the community alongside the current impact within education settings.

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