SLIP Programme

What is SLIP?

At Dhiverse we aim for inclusivity and equality in everything we do and we want everyone to have the opportunity to be equipped to make informed decisions around sexual health, consensual and pleasurable sexual activity, healthy relationships and personal safety, and to understand consent. We believe it’s essential for all young people to have access to high quality and relevant Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and for it to be delivered through a range of methods to reflect the fact that not all young people are able to, or want to, learn in the same way.  At Dhiverse, we offer a range of non-mainstream RSE programmes that can be delivered in a non-educational setting, ‘SLIP’ is one of these programmes.  SLIP stands for ‘Sex, the Law, and the Internet & Pornography’ and it is an informative and educational programme funded by ‘BBC Children In Need’.    

SLIP is suitable for any young person, age 9 to 24, who, for whatever reason, did not engage, or is currently finding it difficult to engage, in RSE for secondary school age children, or in Relationships Education (RE) for primary school age children.  To be eligible for SLIP this lack of engagement is impacting on their behaviour and attitude towards relationships and sex i.e. their behaviour and/or attitude is already putting them or others at risk, or could in the future if left unaddressed.  The young person’s lack of engagement could be due to, for example:

• Missing a lot of school because of a disruptive/chaotic family life
• Long periods of absence due to ill health
• Being home schooled
• Having a custodial sentence
• Not finding it easy to take part in RSE sessions because they are shy/embarrassed/find school in general difficult

This programme is free to anyone in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough.

The charge to people outside of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is:

• £60 per session + travel costs to and from venue
• £40 per session if delivered by Webinar 

Programme Aims

SLIP aims to make the following differences to the lives of young people:

• Give young people a better understanding of the law around sex
• Enable young people to communicate better about sex and relationships
• Equip young people with the confidence and self-esteem to feel better about  themselves and to have a better relationship with their body

SLIP can be provided to small groups or to individuals on a 1-1 basis.  It is made up of 6 to 8 sessions, ideally delivered over 6-8 weeks, although there is flexibility on this depending on the needs of the group or young person. We usually over one module/topic per session.  Topics covered in the SLIP Programme are:  ‘Am I normal?’ (Body image), Consent, Abuse & Exploitation, Online Safety & Exploitation, Pornography & Sexting.

The programme takes elements from the following acts:

• Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Principal Offences, and
• Sexual Offences Act 1956
• The Serious Crime Act 2015
• Protection from Harassment Act 1997
• Malicious Communications Act 1988
• Communications Act 2003
• The Protection of Children Act 1978

For the overview of the sessions and scheme of work, please click here.

1. SLIP referral form (INDIVIDUALS)
2. SLIP referral form (GROUPS)
3. Guidance for Making a Referral to Slip
4. SLIP Information Leaflet for Parents