CluedUp Training

Three day training event at Harrow Club W10 – CluedUp and RU Ready

Living Well is holding a 3 day training event at the Harrow Club W10 on 25, 26 and 27 October – click here for a detailed map.

Day 1 and 2 will be focussed on the RU Ready programme which will give participants a strong foundation in working with young people on issues relating to sexual health, and Day 3 is focussed entirely on the new CluedUp Programme.

The overall objective of the training is so that all those involved in CluedUp are clear as to exactly what their roles and responsibilities will be throughout the delivery of the service and that all feel able to effectively contribute to the programme.

By the end of the first 2 days of training participants will have had the opportunity:

• To look at the causes and effects of early sex and current research findings.
• To understand the role played by media and peer pressure on young people and early sex.
• To come to an understanding of what the Delay approach is.
• To become clearer about the distinction between Delay and Abstinence.
• To explore a range of practical ways of working with young people to help them to make positive and healthy decisions for themselves.
• To consider the concept of “readiness” for young people and to introduce a decision-making resource for them to use in assessing this.
• To gain skills to hand on to young people in how to say ‘no’ and resist pressure.
• To focus on alternatives to having sex for example in terms of exploring intimacy and sensuality in non-sexual ways.
• To consider the role played by friendships, supportive adults and professionals in supporting delay.
• To reflect on ways in which we can offer guidance and support to young people about delaying early sex.
• To try out a new approach to building young people’s self-esteem.
• To share methodologies and insights drawn from our own experiences.
• To plan ways in which to implement the course learning, how to integrate these approaches into all aspects of practice and how to present and develop this work with young people.

The main focus of the third day is the CluedUp programme and the roles each person will play during delivery. By the end of day 3 of the training, participants should:

• Be clear of their own particular roles and responsibilities in the programme.
• Be clear of the overall aims and objectives of the CluedUp Programme.
• Have a firm understanding of the programme content, structure and mode of delivery.
• Feel able to co-facilitate activities that have been assigned to them.