{"id":591,"date":"2020-04-30T11:08:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T11:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renfrewshirehwb\/?page_id=591"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:27:20","slug":"mvp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renfrewshirehwb\/mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Mentors in Violence Prevention Program<\/a>\u00a0(MVP)<\/span> is an approach to gender violence and bullying prevention<\/strong> and is designed to give students the skills to speak out against issues which affect relationships within our schools and communities by adopting a positive \u2018bystander\u2019<\/strong> approach.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Through peer mentoring<\/strong>, younger students are encouraged to consider and discuss different scenarios such as behaviour online, the use of harmful language, coercive control, gender labelling and alcohol and consent<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0They are then provided with a range of safe options which can prevent situations from escalating.<\/span><\/p>\n

To access the Scottish Government’s Equally Safe: Scotland’s Strategy for Eradicating Violence Against Women and Girls Policy 2023, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 To access the Scottish Government’s Preventing and Responding to Gender Based Violence: A Whole School Framework, click GBV National Framework for Schools<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"MVP is running in all of<\/span>\u00a0our secondary schools with over 500 pupil involved and taking part in mentor training.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>This is an excellent<\/span>\u00a0opportunity to consider issues around child protection, gender box, recognising respectful and abusive language and behaviour and developing skills in leadership and facilitation.\u00a0 Mentors are able to gain accreditation<\/strong> for their work through a range of awards from the SQA and the Scottish Government\u2019s Saltire Award.\u00a0\u00a0In 2017, Paisley Grammar School\u2019s mentors gained recognition at Renfrewshire Youth Services Awards and, in 2019, were filmed by BBC North for a news article on tackling knife crime.\u00a0 In 2023, our Young and Equally Safe in Renfrewshire (YES) project was recognised at the Renfrewshire Youth Services Awards and in 2024, pupils from Trinity High School were filmed by BBC Scotland news for an article on school behaviour and, most recently, our YES project was shortlisted as a finalist in the Youthlink National Award 2026<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2026, Park Mains High School in Erskine<\/strong> was the focus for an Education Scotland case study on engaging boys and men<\/strong> in the MVP programme.\u00a0 Have a listen to what some young mentors shared about their approach.\u00a0 You can click here<\/a> for the full case study.<\/span><\/p>\n