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Loudmouth Education and Training

Loudmouth are delivering a multi-year project funded by the council to support the boroughs’ plans and strategies in relation to sexual health, drugs, and alcohol, violence against women and girls (VAWG) and safeguarding children.

About Loudmouth

Loudmouth Education and Training is a theatre in education company that has been delivering RSHE since 1994 and has reached around 1.5 million children, young people, professionals and parents. Their programmes use well researched drama to bring issues to life and trauma informed practice to help participants to increase their knowledge, skills and understanding. They provide a range of programmes and formats that local authorities and individual schools can use to support their safeguarding and relationship education. 

Theatre of school children facing woman on stage

How Loudmouth Supports Wandsworth Schools

Loudmouth have been working within Wandsworth schools since 2021 and work with over 1,400 Wandsworth pupils each year. Their work supports Wandsworth schools with programmes for both primary and secondary settings, including Special Education Needs (SEN) settings and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). The Loudmouth teams all have enhanced DBS certificates, are Level 3 safeguarding trained to ensure that the sessions are safe, relevant and accessible for all. 

Evaluation from Loudmouth’s work shows that it is proven to increase knowledge of how to spot signs of abuse and exploitation, increase knowledge of tips on how to stay safe and increases awareness of where young people can go to for support.  

Ninety-nine percent of staff rated the sessions as ‘above average’ or ‘excellent’, 95 per cent said that the sessions had had a ‘high’ to ‘considerable’ impact on their groups and 100 per cent would recommend the programmes to other schools.  

“I now know how to act in serious or non-serious situations when I feel funny or uncomfortable.” Year 5 student, St Michael's CE Primary  

 

“The Loudmouth session has helped me to understand effective ways to communicate this important message. It has given me more confidence to teach RSHE.”  Teacher, The Alton Primary School  

 

“Loudmouth shows stories that people may have or will face. It shows the effects of it and how you might feel during and after.” Year 9 student, Turing School  

 

“I will be safe and remember that I can call Childline anytime 0800 11 11.”  Year 5 student, Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School 

Funding for Wandsworth Schools

Loudmouth are delivering a multi-year project funded by Richmond and Wandsworth Borough Council to support the boroughs’ plans and strategies in relation to sexual health, drugs, and alcohol, violence against women and girls (VAWG) and safeguarding children. 

During the academic year of 25/26, Wandsworth schools can access funding for a range of Loudmouth’s theatre in education support. 

Schools can choose from the following Loudmouth programmes: 

  • Helping Hands – a theatre in education programme for ages 9-11 at KS2 level. Issues covered include child exploitation and abuse, online safety, and domestic abuse.
  • Working For Marcus – A theatre in education programme for age 13+ at KS3, 4 & 5 level. Issues covered include child exploitation, knife crime, drugs, sexual exploitation, county lines and grooming.
  • Calling It Out - A programme for ages 13+ at KS3, 4 & 5 level. Issues covered include harmful sexual behaviours, sexual harassment, sexual assault, pornography, consent, and misogyny.

Schools only pay 20% of the costs as the rest is funded by Richmond and Wandsworth Borough Councils.  

Each school that books Loudmouth also gets access to a range of extra benefits including over 150 RSHE lesson plans, parent resources, updates and RSHE support. Schools also have access to a free place on an online training course to build confidence in delivering RSHE. 

Schools can find out more and book their subsidised sessions by contacting Loudmouth on 0121 446 4880 or emailing enquiry@loudmouth.co.uk

You can find out more about Loudmouth’s work and read their latest blogs at www.loudmouth.co.uk