Benefits for schools
Upon completion of the MVP Programme, pupils and staff identified an improved ethos within the school and a reduction of barriers between older and younger pupils. Mentors and staff identify a positive impact on mentors’ confidence and the enhancement of a range of skills such as leadership, teamwork and presentation skills.
There was a significant increase in the number of staff who felt they now have the necessary skills to educate others about gender-based violence and a rise in the number of staff who thought they would challenge gender-based violence.
Benefits for mentors
Young people gain confidence and leadership skills, teaching fellow
students about the roles they can all play in preventing violence.
Benefits for mentees
Young people are able to identify ways in which they can play a role in preventing violence.
When mentees were asked which parts of the programme they enjoyed or thought worked well, mentees reported enjoying the content of the programme, including learning about different types of violence and the bystander approach, and the mode of delivery such as the interactive group activities.
Several mentees also commented on how well they got on with the mentors and how confident and knowledgeable they were, which made them feel confident in turn about speaking up.
Evaluation of the MVP Programme
by Liverpool John Moores University
MVP is an evidence-based programme. Findings from evaluations carried out by Liverpool John Moores University can be found here:
Read the 2022 Evaluation Report
Youth, workforce and parent/carer voices
Views of young people, school staff and parents/carers
Each MVP school takes part in surveys designed to explore violence prevention and wellbeing topics, helping to identify trends and inform the development of future work. Young people, school staff, and parents and carers are all invited to participate.
The surveys explore similar current and relevant issues, but are tailored to reflect the perspectives of each audience group. Participants are asked how they would respond to a range of scenarios linked to the themes covered within the MVP programme.
These reports capture the survey responses:
This document highlights key trends over 2021 – 2024.
This map illustrates the geographic distribution of MVP’s delivery spread since its inception to 2025.
Each year, mentors are invited to a graduation celebration event to reflect on and celebrate their journey through the programme. During the event, we ask them to reflect on how MVP had impacted upon them and their school. The following films capture the mentors’ answers to a series of questions.
You can read the film transcript here.
You can watch their responses to each question individually here.
You can read the film transcript here.
You can read the film transcript here.