Violence against women and girls [VAWG] in the UK has continued to rise in recent years. Data from 2024 - 2025 shows that over one million VAWG related crimes were recorded. In response to this, and to empower and educate our Sixth Form students, our Year 12 cohort has been working with Action Breaks Silence. This initiative aims to challenge and transform the prevailing narrative around violence against women and girls.

The programme uses a “Whole Schools Approach” [developed by AVA] to engage, educate and empower every member of the school community, including students, leadership teams, teachers and parents or carers, with the aim of preventing VAWG within schools and the wider community.

As part of this initiative, ten of our Year 12 students were successfully selected to take part in the Train-the-Trainer Programme, which equips young people with the skills and knowledge to deliver these programmes within their own communities. Our students completed six weeks of online training to prepare them for this role and are now working with Year 5 pupils at Cranford Primary School every Monday, helping to raise awareness and promote positive change from an early age.

Mr H Naqvi [Head of Sixth Form]