Learning Platform
About
Circle North is an interactive drama series produced with young people and subject specialists for use in secondary schools, further education and other youth settings to provide relatable learning on key community safety and sensitive personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) issues.
Story-led content can be delivered as an interlinked series or as standalone episodes delivered through guided lesson plans and a learning platform that enables organisations to gather meaningful insights about the feelings and experiences of the young people they support.
Topics Covered
Relationship abuse
Jess loves Max, though his behaviour becomes increasingly hurtful.
Viewers will learn how to:
- Identify coercive and controlling behaviour.
- Challenge normalising sexism and assault.
- Get help for you or a friend experiencing abuse.
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Sharing nudes
Anna trusted Taylor, and he trusted his friends. Though now she has lost control of her pictures.
Viewers will learn:
- The personal, health and legal risks of sharing nudes aged under 18.
- How to say no to pressure to send nudes.
- How to get help for you or a friend if a photograph has been shared without permission.
- How to be a good friend by having a difficult conversation.
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Child Criminal Exploitation
Ethan’s new friends aren’t what they seemed and he becomes trapped.
Viewers will learn:
- Some of the warning signs that a child might be being groomed and criminally exploited.
- How anyone can be a victim of child criminal exploitation.
- How involving services is a way of trying to get out of the situation.
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Weapons and Joint Enterprise
Jamie’s new friends tell him that carrying a weapon is the only way to keep him safe. Taking the knife would change many lives forever.
Viewers will learn how to:
- Know the facts about carrying weapons and the risks this causes.
- Understand what the law says about knives, weapons and joint enterprise.
- Reduce the risks around weapons for you and your friends.
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Online Radicalisation
Harrison’s gaming friends say they are helping him see the truth. As he becomes immersed in deeper darker ways of thinking his friends try to figure out how to help him before things become far worse.
Viewers will learn:
- An understanding of the British Values
- What radicalisation and extremism means
- How to spot extremist content online and how to report it, protecting yourself and friends.
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Sexual Harassment
A case of mistaken identity leads a gathering of close friends at Ben’s to grow into a house party. The fun fades away as some of the newcomers act in harassing and sexually assaulting ways. How will the friends stand up to this?
Viewers will learn:
- What we mean by sexual harassment in different forms.
- How behaviors can lead to sexual violence and assault.
- How to get help for sexual harassment and assault.
- How you can act to protect others.
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Customers purchasing Circle North licenses can help us shape the topics around emerging needs, and partner with us to create films with local young people and subject specialists.
Broad topics in consideration include:
- Violence against women and girls.
- Child sexual exploitation.
- Anti-social behaviour.
- Hate crime & discrimination.
- Substance misuse
- Healthy relationships.
- High-risk behaviours.
- Female Genital Mutilation.
- Extremism.
- Mental health.
- Bullying.
- Sexual consent.