Our school assembly
Our school assembly, suitable for Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 students, consists of a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying walk-through notes explaining what stalking is and why it is so dangerous. The PowerPoint links to an impactive video about Alice Ruggles who was stalked and then murdered by an ex-partner, but there is an option to replace this with our animated video, which is less hard-hitting.
By the end of the assembly students should:
- begin to recognise what stalking is and understand it should be taken seriously;
- know where to go for support or information if they think they are being stalked; and
- know how to help a friend or family member who they think may be at risk.
The assembly can be delivered in person or online, by school staff or (subject to availability) by volunteers from the Alice Ruggles Trust. All these options are free of charge.
If you are interested in having the assembly delivered by an Alice Ruggles Trust volunteer in your area, please get in contact with us through our contact form.
Alternatively, if you are a teacher happy to deliver the assembly yourself please contact us to obtain a copy of the latest version of our PowerPoint presentation. In return, we will ask you to spend just a few extra minutes to provide feedback on our feedback form. This is important to us so that we can continue to improve our resources and make them even more effective.
We also provide PSHE lessons
Our school assembly has been designed to complement our existing PSHE Relationship Safety Resource. We strongly recommend that it is used to introduce the topic of stalking and that conversations are continued via PSHE lessons.
To this end, our complete school package, also available for free to secondary schools and colleges, includes:
- an assembly led by a representative of the Alice Ruggles Trust;
- a full suite of resources, including PSHE lesson plans, walkthrough videos, and the assembly slides; and
- online training for staff so they can confidently use the resources themselves and lead assemblies and lessons in the future.
You can download the PSHE lesson plans free of charge, or if you are interested in the training options, please let us know using our schools enquiry form.