The second edition of Real Love Rocks Educational Resources have been produced with the statutory RSE Guidance in mind. They cover lots of the issues covered in the updated Keeping Safe in Education 2022 and have been designed in collaboration with young people bravely sharing their stories.  

The resources aim to help teachers and other professionals educate and talk to children and young people about difficult issues such as consent, grooming, mental health and wellbeing, technology, bullying, pornography, sexual harassment and appropriate and inappropriate relationships. 

Barnardo’s originally launched Real Love Rocks in 2014 and has updated and refreshed the resources to reflect and raise awareness of different types of abuse and exploitation.

The resources include animations and activities to aid interactive discussion about Children’s Rights, Feelings, Brains and Bodies, Healthy Relationships, Being Safe and the Online world in an age-appropriate manner. 

As a trauma informed programme there is a new emphasis on all children and young people learning about emotional regulation, creating a support network of safe and trusted people and developing kindness, understanding and empathy for both themselves and others. 

Primary, Secondary and a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) edition Real Love Rocks Educational Resources are available for purchase.

To make the resources as accessible as possible, we have translated all the animations into British Sign Language and added subtitles. 

The packs are designed to be self-explanatory, and no mandatory training is needed for their delivery; however, the team have developed a FREE ‘How To’ webinar which is available on the website and will take you through everything you need to know and useful tips on delivering the programme more confidently. 

The team has also produced an Online Real Love Rocks training which covers the themes in more detail, this is available to purchase at £99 per person.