Films
Watch a range of films young people in schools participating in the programme have produced
Merseyside Youth Association have worked in partnership with educational media experts Collaborate Digital to help young people make short films as part of the Mentors in Violence Prevention programme.
The school workshops use teamwork, creative writing, performance and media production to deliver active learning and a deeper understanding of issues around violence prevention.
Empowering Youth Voice: Film Guidance to support Violence Prevention
Since it’s inception, the MVP programme has provided young people with opportunities to create violence prevention films.
We have collated these films into a guidance document to enhance the use of these films, and support parents, carers and professionals to develop conversations with young people around serious violence.
Each film is summarised, age-rated and accompanied with conversation starters and support services to make preventing violence everyone’s business.
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Greenbank High School
Change in Attitudes, Changes Behaviour
Young people share experiences of violence and how we can change our attitudes to ultimately change our behaviours.
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Hope Academy
Would you stand up to a racist?
Exploring people’s attitudes and beliefs about being a bystander to Racism.
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Hope Academy
Insults Rap
Young people perform a rap about the impact of insults including statistics and support.
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Are you going to Standby or Stand Up?
Replicating a real life scenario, young people explore what happens when a fight breaks out - who is going to stand up?
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Alsop High School
Child Sexual Exploitation, what is it?
Exploring what Child Sexual Exploitation is and the widespread impact
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Alsop High School
This is not ok, this is sexual abuse
Step Forward If… Young people share experiences of sexual violence - solidifying that these actions are not ok, and that they are sexual abuse.
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All Saints Catholic High School
The Impact of Knife Crime
Performed as a News Bulletin, young people explore the impact of Knife Crime.
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All Saints Catholic High School
What is County Lines?
Young people explore what County Lines is, how to spot the signs, and how to get support.
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All Saints Catholic High School
What makes a good leader?
Exploring what actions make a good leader and how we can always help each other.
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The Belvedere Academy
Bystander against gender-based harassment
Students explore the impact of harassment and how bystanders can change the outcome of the situation.
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The Belvedere Academy
The impact of cyberbullying
Students explore the impact that cyberbullying can have on someone's mental health.
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The Belvedere Academy
Exploring consent
Students explore consent and how bystanders can make a situation worse.
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The Belvedere Academy
Victim Blaming through Rumours
Students show how victim blaming can happen as rumours spread.
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The Blue Coat School
The 5 D’s of Bystander Intervention
Exploring the impact of the Diffusion of Responsibility and how we can use the 5 D’s to choose which bystander intervention we take.
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Calday Grange Grammar School
Tackling Discrimination
Exploring the impact of discrimination and physical abuse on a person’s wellbeing.
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Calday Grange Grammar School
Victim Blamed for Online Abuse
Putting a different perspective on victim blaming, students explore how boys can be blamed for being a victim of online abuse.
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Cardinal Heenan
Knife Crime – It’s NOT worth it
Young people share experiences of knife crime and how it impacts the victim and their family.
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Christ the King
Peer Pressure – Speak Out, Speak Up
Students explore different forms of peer pressure and how you could ‘speak out, speak up, it might be enough’
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Christ the King
The signs of Suicide
Students explore the signs of suicide in young people.
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Christ the King
Active Bystanders in Southport
Young people share their personal experiences of the Southport incident and how the community came together and were active bystanders.
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De La Salle
Rumours
Young people discuss the effects rumours can have on a person with the intention of #stopthegossip.
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De La Salle
It’s ok not to be ok
Young people explore what anxiety is and how it affects young people - sharing the message that it's ok not to be ok.
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De La Salle
Cyberbullying
Exploring the effects cyberbullying can have on young people
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Deyes High School
What is a rumour?
Exploring what is a rumour and the impact of them on mental health. #StopTheRumours
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Deyes High School
What is online abuse?
What is online abuse and how can you get support.
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Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Male Suicide – we don’t like to talk about it
Male suicide rates are the highest… but we don’t like to talk about it.
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Dixons Broadgreen Academy
The influence of alcohol on consent
Explores giving consent when under the influence of alcohol.
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Greenbank High School
Online Abuse
The impact of online abuse with a key message: Think Before You Send!
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Greenbank High School
Bystander to Sexual Harassment
A scenario exploring being an active or passive bystander when sexual harassment happens.
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Holly Lodge
Victim Blaming
Explores true accounts of Victim Blaming from young people aged 11-18.
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Holly Lodge
Barbie Monologue to challenge Stereotypes
A Merseyside twist on the Barbie Monologue to challenge Gender Stereotypes.
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Homophobia and Online Abuse
Following a group chat, young people decide whether what is being said is right or wrong.
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Ban the Banter
Young people explore definitions of Banter, and how it can contribute to violence
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Transitioning from Year 6 to Secondary School
Mentors write letters to their younger selves about how Secondary School has had a positive effect on them and interview their schools therapist about how to help year 7’s with transitioning into secondary school #FindYourFlock
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Hope Academy
Violence vs Respect
Young people explore the 4 categories of violence, and propose ways that we can show respect instead
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Hope Academy
Bystander to Bullying
Young people interview each other, sharing their experiences of being a bystander and what they could do differently.
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Kirkby High School
Challenging Stereotypes
Students challenge stereotypes around gender, age, sexuality and race.
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LIPA
Online Bullying
Explores the commonality of Online Bullying within Merseyside.
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MYA Youth and You Group (YAY)
Hate Crime and Disability Discrimination
Showing the effects of hate crime and disability discrimination and how we can be active bystanders.
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MYA Youth and You Group (YAY)
“I wish it never happened” – Bystander to Knife Crime
Searching for an answer on knife crime – “I wish I was a bystander because then I wouldn’t standby”
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MYA Youth and You Group (YAY)
Why don’t we talk about Mental Health?
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Notre Dame
Tackling racism and prejudice
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Pensby High School
Challenging Gender Stereotypes
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Pensby High School
Domestic Abuse Poem
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Stanley High School
Positive Leaders
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St Anselm’s College
Exploring Racism
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
The dangers of the online word
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St Hilda's CE High School
Knife Crime
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St Hilda's CE High School
Breaking the Gender Box
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St Hilda's CE High School
Hidden Disabilities
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St Julie’s Catholic High School
Gender Stereotypes and Feminism
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St Julie’s Catholic High School
Combatting Sexual Harassment in School
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St Julie’s Catholic High School
Sexual Harassment
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Upton Hall School
Online Abuse
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Upton Hall School
Body Shaming
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Woodchurch High School
End Racism
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Windsor Primary School
You’ve got us now – Exploitation and Gang crimes