hidden - the digital package
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AWARDS FINALIST 2022
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AWARDS FINALIST 2022 //
Hidden, is a unique digital PSHE and Drama resource designed for teachers and students in Years 8 and above. It covers self-worth, self-harm and mental health - supporting the national curriculum for England through an engaging story and relatable characters.
The package is completely free and includes a downloadable Teachers’ Pack, complete with a full half-term’s worth of lesson plans and additional resources for both PSHE and Drama. Our professionally recorded production can be streamed from our youtube page
Content warning - This play includes references to self harm and suicide. We advise teachers to watch the play in advance of sharing with students.
When Sophia, Matt and Tash meet at a music festival they are three very different teenagers.
They go to different schools, have different friendship groups and have led very different lives. However, they all have the same problem - they use self-harm as a way to cope with their feelings. Sophia feels stifled by boarding school life, has a poor body image and feels out of control. Matt is consumed with anxiety about his impending GCSE exams. Tash is haunted by memories of a traumatic childhood and feels like the world would be a better place without her. When her only friend suddenly disappears, her self-harming behaviour gets out of control.
Our digital production of Hidden has been designed for students in Year 8+, and has been developed in consultation with clinicians, those who have recovered from self-harm, and leading charities in the field of mental health.
Our high-quality, theatrically-filmed digital production ensures a brilliant PSHE or Drama experience for young people, and is supported by a comprehensive teachers' pack complete with lesson plans that will engage students across several weeks worth of classes.
Content Warnings
If you have any questions about the content above, or about any of the issues raised in Hidden, please get in contact with us here.
If you, or one of you students, requires help with any of the issues raised, you access support via the button below.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there has been a threefold increase in the number of young people who self-harm in the UK.
With up to one in five 15-year-olds saying they self-harm and the NHS reporting a rise of 30% in the number of children (between 10 and 14) being treated by the NHS as a result of self-harm, it is not surprising that local teachers surveyed have requested that Peer Productions tackle this challenging issue. This play, for year 8+ has been developed in consultation with clinicians, those who have recovered from self-harm and leading charities in the field. The play will:
Explain what self-harm is and what can trigger people to self-harm.
Debunk some of the unhelpful myths surrounding self-harm.
Enable people to find alternative and healthier ways to manage their emotions.
Enable people to be a good friend to someone they suspect is harming themselves
Enable people to get help if they or someone they know is self-harming
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
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