FGM

If you’re a teacher, have you ever noticed a girl acting differently after a long absence from school? They might be more withdrawn and have difficulty walking. Or perhaps you’ve worked or volunteered with girls in another field and have heard them talking about ‘becoming a woman soon’? Or that they’re ‘being prepared for marriage’?

These instances could be signs that a girl has either suffered from, or is at risk of undergoing, FGM. Also known as ‘cutting’ or ‘female circumcision’, female genital mutilation is the alteration or removal of a female’s genitals for non-medical reasons. FGM is incredibly harmful. It’s illegal in the UK and considered to be child abuse.

FGM is a difficult and upsetting subject to talk about. So, we knew that our course needed to be sensitively addressed, but also deliver the vital and full facts, in a way that could be understood by everyone. To do this, we used simple line drawn animation, and broke the course down into manageable sections. This allows the learner to take breaks whenever they need to.

To make sure important information is being retained by the learner, the course also contains a series of interactive knowledge checkers, and a final quiz bank, to check understanding. And to continue the learning beyond the course, our blended material contains a workbook and development plan, to ensure that learners will be able to use their knowledge if they need to.