Violence Between Girls

• Accessible version for learners of The Lassies are Not Feart (Young Person's Version) 
• Handouts with key findings and statistics from the report
• Flip chart or whiteboard with pens
• Pens or pencils
• Any other resources for the final activity (creative output)

• Explain the purpose of the lesson: to raise awareness, facilitate discussion and empower participants to address this issue in their communities.
• Emphasise the importance of creating a safe and supportive space for open discussion and reflection.

Personal Reflection

• Ask participants to reflect individually on their own experiences or observations of violence between girls and young women in their communities.
• Provide prompts such as:
  • Have you seen or experienced violence between girls or young women?
  • How did it impact you or those involved?
  • What are some common types of violence you've seen or heard about? (physical, name calling, online etc.) 
• Encourage leaners to write down their thoughts or feelings on paper.

Key Findings from the Report

• Split the young people into pairs and provide them with a copy of the young persons version of The Lassies are No Feart and a highlighter. 
• Ask them to go through the report and highlight any key facts or information that stands out to them. Give them 10 minutes to do this. 
• Once finished, merge the pairs into groups of four and ask them to feedback to each other, discussing what each group identified. 
• Provide a copy of the statistics and key findings and give them a few minutes to look over it. 
• Bring everyone back together and discuss what they highlighted as key points. 
  • What are your first reactions to the report's findings?
  • What similarities/differences your groups have?
  • Did anything surprise you?
  • Can anyone relate to the experiences shared?
  • What do you think contributes to the normality of violence between girls and young women in Scotland?
  • How can we make this better for ourselves?
• Encourage participants to ask questions and engage in discussion about the report's findings.

Taking Steps Towards Change

Building upon the answers for 'How can we make this better for ourselves?'...

• Divide leaners into small groups and provide each group with a set of action planning prompts.
• Ask groups to come up with 3 detailed steps they can take to address violence between girls and young women in their communities.
• Encourage creativity, collaboration and consideration of both short-term and long-term strategies.
• Come back together as a large group and have each group share their action plans with everyone else.