About Send me a Selfie
What skills are we trying to teach?
Research conducted by Griffin and Botvin (2010) looked at what makes an effective preventative education programme and identified “social resistance training” as a key element in protecting children from harm. At the heart of any social resistance training programme is the ability to say NO, especially to peer pressure.
Practicing refusal skills is at the heart of a learning resource we call “Send me a Selfie”.
How do we teach refusal skills?
Like the other resources on offer to primary schools, “Send me a Selfie” uses a film to stimulate classroom activity. In this film, a girl is put under pressure to share inappropriate images of herself by a boy.
Having watched the animated film, pupils are then asked to step into role and practice strategies they might use to respond to peer pressure. They can watch video footage recorded in other schools before having a go themselves.
Does this approach deliver positive outcomes for young people?
Independent evaluation conducted by Liverpool John Moores University proves that this approach delivers clear changes in children’s willingness to say no to peer pressure.
Become a partner school and help deliver improved outcomes for young people
Independent evaluation has shown that “Send me a Selfie” can develop skills that children can use to resist peer pressure. However, evaluators have also suggested that these outcomes can be improved if we can engage parents in the drama-based activities that sit at the heart of this programme.
Ariel Trust is actively seeking to engage with schools that are willing to deliver the complete “Send me a Selfie” programme and then organise workshops for parents, where parents step into role and talk to children about the risks associated with the sharing of inappropriate images.
If you are willing to give this a go, Ariel Trust wants to hear from you and will provide free access to all of our resources in exchange for the chance to learn from your experience.
Contact admin@arieltrust.com to become a partner school.
