Victims and witnesses sessions in the Education resource pack
Through these sessions adults can help children and young people aged 7-14 to develop awareness of:
- what Victim Support and the Witness Service do and how to contact them
- what it is like to be a victim or witness of crime
- the potential effect of being a victim or witness of crime
- some agencies and individuals who can upport victims and witnesses of crime
- some ways that they could support a victim or witness who they know.
| Session |
Objectives |
Activities |
Resources |
| Victims and witnesses KS2 (7-11 year olds) |
- How does it feel to be a victim or witness?
- What support might you need if you are a victim or a witness?
- How do you support someone you know if they are a victim or witness?
- What is it like to volunteer for Victim Support or the Witness service?
|
- Introduce Victim Support
- Establish objectives and shared needs
- Starter: What am I feeling?/Feelings pictures
- Main: Feelings and needs/What's in the bag?
- Plenary: Trains of thought/Mutual support
- Evaluation
|
- 'I am feeling...' cards
- Feelings pictures
- Feelings cards
- Crime images
- Victims and witnesses scenarios
- Sets of 'Clare's rucksack' images
- 'Clare's rucksack' answer sheet
- 'Empty bag' sheets
- Evaluation questionnaires
|
| Victims and witnesses KS3 (11-14 year olds) |
- What are Victim Support and the Witness Service?
- How does it feel to be a victim or witness?
- What support might you need if you are a victim or a witness?
- How do you support someone you know if they are a victim or witness?
- What is it like to volunteer for Victim Support or the Witness service?
|
- Introduce Victim Support
- Establish objectives and shared needs
- Starter: What am I feeling?/Feelings pictures
- Main: Feelings and needs/What's in a bag?
- Plenary: A victim or witness needs.../Mutual support
- Evaluation
|
- Feelings pictures
- Crime images
- Victims and witnesses scenarios
- Sets of 'What's in a bag' scenarios
- Sets of 'bag' images
- 'What's in the bag' answer sheet
- 'Victim and witness needs - suggestions' sheet
- Evaluation questionnaires
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Download these sessions.
The sessions link with the aims and objectives of Every Child Matters, Healthy Schools and the National Curriculum.
The sessions are flexible and you can use parts or all of them to fit in with your own work with children and young people. They can also be used in conjunction with other victims and witnesses resources.
You might also want to use two of our online activities - the 'What's in a bag?' online activities, aimed at KS2 and KS3. Go the online activities.
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