The Powerpoint workshop running time is 60 to 70 minutes so we recommend that a double period is made available to allow for movement
time between classes and student settling time.
The workshop is suitable for Year 7 and above.
Experience has
taught us that travel during rush hours often leads to delayed arrivals at venues. For this reason, our workshopsnever begin before 11:00am although we will arrive at the venue around one hour earlier in order to set up our equipment
and run our usual pre-workshop checks.
We bring everything necessary to deliver the workshop. However, it would be extremely
helpful if the venue had a large presentation screen in order that the students can see our Powerpoint slides clearly.
In
order to save time, we suggest that a very brief introduction is made. For example, 'This is Ian from Outside Chance and he
will tell you exactly why he is here today'. No lengthy introductions please as time is paramount.
Sadly, due to time constraints,
we don't offer any follow up information. However, we are prepared to stay beyond the workshop running time in order to
answer questions which students may have following the presentation they have just seen. We are happy to stay into the lunch
hour or beyond the closing time if students have any 1-2-1 questions. In such cases, we insist that a teacher and/or a responsible
adult remains with us until the students have left the venue. We have also been requested to address Parent/Teacher Evenings
where parents have approached schools following our workshops, asking for more information about what we do. An additional
modest fee is payable for these presentations. We are also happy to respond to emails directly from students which should
be sent to our office at
We also deliver a 45-50 minute workshop on sexually transmitted diseases awareness developed,
in particular, in response to the escalating levels of Chlamydia and teenage pregnancies amongst teenagers today
and the numbers of young men who, on arrival in young offender units, are found to be carrying one or more STDs/STIs.
