SLIP Programme

Important information about referrals from the Peterborough and Wisbech areas

Due to an unprecedented demand for our ‘SLIP Programme’ from the Peterborough and Wisbech areas, unfortunately we have no option but to suspend referrals from these areas. We will be closed to new referrals from Friday 24th December 2021 until further notice. We very much hope that we will be in a position to re-open to referrals from these areas by March 2022.

We do realise that this might be difficult for you, especially as there is a lack of this type of provision in Cambridgeshire, but to ensure that young people get the support they need, at a time they need it, we need to be able to clear our current waiting list before we can accept further referrals.

Our current grants for this programme enable us to fund one and a third full time equivalent workers. However as the demand for the programme has grown rapidly over the last year, in particular from the police and social care, we are unable to meet current demand in a timely manner without more staff. Therefore, until we are able to source additional funding to help with this, we have no alternative but to temporarily close to referrals.

We have personally notified our current referrers and we will keep you updated. Please also keep an eye on this page for updates.

Once again, we do apologise for this and thank you for your understanding.

Best wishes.

Sharron Spindler, Chief Executive

 

What is SLIP?

At Dhiverse, we offer a range of non-mainstream relationships and sex education (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 the programme is funded mainly by ‘BBC Children In Need’ and with a small ‘National Lottery Award for All’ grant.

SLIP is an alternative and age appropriate RSE and RE (Relationships Education for primary age children), for young people age 9 to 24, with educational and/or behavioural challenges which have made it difficult for them to engage in RSE or RE in school, and where this lack of engagement is impacting on their behaviour and attitudes towards relationships and sex. These attitudes and behaviours could be putting themselves or others at risk of harm, or could do so in the future if left unaddressed.

The programme takes into account elements of 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 more information on the SLIP Programme:

• What is the SLIP Programme?
• The SLIP Programme Information Booklet for Parents

Please note that the programme is free of charge to anyone living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

For people living outside of Cambridgeshire or Peterborough the charge is:

• £110 per session plus return travel costs from our Cambridge office
• £80 per session if delivered via Zoom or MS Teams

How to make a referral:

• The SLIP Programme Scheme of Work
• Guidance for making a referral
• Referral form for an individual
• Referral form for a group