The programme
Each session builds on the one before it, so understanding of identity, respect and boundaries deepens as the year goes on. The pace is yours to set.
How it runs
Duration
Ten activities, ideally one a month across the academic year. The timeframe is flexible. Activities become progressively more demanding, which keeps momentum through the year.
Format
Designed for the classroom, run with individual classes or by grade level. Alongside them sit whole-school moments such as assemblies, which mark the campaign's progress publicly.
Audience
Teachers and students of all ages, from the youngest classes to the highest grades. Teachers pitch each activity at the developmental stage of their own students.
Every activity arrives in the same shape
Which is what makes it easy to pick up mid-year, or hand to a colleague covering a class.
Title
The name of the activity.
Objective
What students should learn or reflect upon.
Materials needed
Everything required, listed before you start.
Step-by-step instructions
Clear sequential steps, how students take part, and how to guide the discussion.
Reflection questions
Open-ended prompts that connect the topic to personal experience.
Estimated duration
Roughly how long it takes, so it fits your period length.
Suggested timeline
One example of how the year can be scheduled. The same ten activities work fortnightly, weekly, or as an intensive block across a few days.
The power of a name
Builds a foundation of trust and openness in the classroom around the simple power of a name, then helps students discover the meaning and the love behind their own.
How I want to be addressed
Guides students to identify and express how they want to be addressed.
Name over label
Explores why a name carries more respect than any label ever could.
Too complex for one word
Shows students that they are far too complex to be reduced to a single label.
What identity is made of
Challenges students to rethink what truly makes up their identity, and how it gets defined.
The class is a community
Reveals the hidden connections between every student's community and their classroom.
Culture and belonging
Introduces the idea of culture and belonging in a way young students can grasp.
Saying where the line is
Builds confidence in setting and voicing personal boundaries.
A shared commitment
Brings the whole journey together with a shared, meaningful commitment.
#SayMyName Festival
A guide and materials for a celebratory festival, built from the work the students have done all year.
Evaluation and follow-up
Success indicators
Feedback from teachers and students, and observed change in the school environment.
Evaluation tools
Surveys, reflective journals, and rubrics for the activities themselves.
Extra activities
Optional whole-school additions: theme days, cultural exhibitions, awareness campaigns.
Ready to plan your year
Send us your year groups and your preferred start month, and we'll come back with a schedule that fits your calendar.