The programme has reached a large number of beneficiaries and supported facilitators to deliver against objectives. Specifically:
Direct beneficiaries: 1489
Indirect beneficiaries: 4060
Facilitators: 40
From respondents’ engagement survey:
2020 MET Police Workshops:
72% of participants responded that the workshop had helped to change perceptions and 92% left the workshop more informed about the MET police.
2020 Extremism and Hate Crime Workshop
76% of respondents noted the importance of the session and 86% of pupils were surprised by the content of the workshop, whilst 67% felt that the sessions had encouraged them to think differently about how communities can work together to tackle hate crimes.
2020 Civic Action Workshop
70% of the pupils felt more likely to get involved in community building and civic action whilst 62% noted how the workshop had made them think differently about how to approach community issues.
Increased demand from schools to access programmes is a positive indictment of the value of workshops on students’ experience.