Body image workshops
Welcome to our Body Image workshop page. This page contains 3 videos.
The aim of these videos is to provide some information around what body image is, why it is important and how we can all do things to promote a positive environment around body image.
These videos are designed so anyone who watches them, whether children, young people or adults, can gain some knowledge and practical things to do to create a supportive body image environment. It will also provide some tools for those that are worried about their body image and are starting to notice it affecting their lives.
The children and young people’s video is designed as a lesson for school staff to run in schools.
The parent and school staff videos are designed to be watched in groups or individually. Alongside the young people’s video is a lesson plan and worksheets to help deliver the lesson.
We would really like to hear what you think about these videos and if they have been useful so we would really appreciate any feedback, which you can give us via the link/ QR code.
If you are concerned that a young person’s body image is having a significant impact on their diet or behaviours, we would encourage you to talk to your GP in the first instance, or see the signposting at the end of the videos and included in the Body Image worksheets.
This video explores why Body Image is a subject we should be thinking about, where we all get messages about Body Image and, perhaps most importantly, what we can do to support our children, young people, and perhaps ourselves.
Some of the things discussed will be things that anyone can do to support a child, even if you do not have parental responsibility, whether you are an uncle, aunt, grandparent or other adult in a child’s life. They are important even if your child does not share worries about this.
If your child is in a Devon or Torbay school in year 5,6,7, or 8 they may do some work in school about Body Image, you can also see the videos here. However, if your child has not done the work in school, we think you will find this video useful to help you support a child in your care around the topic of body image.
If you would like to give feedback on this workshop, please CLICK HERE
Welcome to our video for all school staff. We hope this video will provide some helpful information to support the children and young people in your school with body image. We have provided opportunities throughout for you to pause the video and discuss how the information shared might relate to your specific setting.
In this video, we cover the following topics:
- What do we mean by body image concerns and the ‘Appearance Ideal’?
- Where does this perceived ideal come from?
- How does this impact on our children and young people?
- As school staff, how can we model positive body image attitudes?
- What else can schools do to support young people to develop a positive body image and promote their self-esteem?
- Where can you access further support or signposting?
- How to support the delivery of the children’s Body Image video
If you would like to provide feedback on this workshop, please CLICK HERE
This video is essentially a workshop, designed for teachers or school staff to run with a class of children in years 5-8. The aim of the workshop is To raise awareness of Body Image and skills to support a positive body image.
The video will explain concepts and introduce tasks for the young people to do. The lesson plan will give you a step-by-step guide to the workshop, and provides an overview of the video-led parts and teacher-led sections, with suggestions for adapting the workshop to suit the children in your class or group. There are worksheets for you to use during the workshop if you wish.
If you would like to provide feedback on this workshop, please CLICK HERE