"Dorothea researched, designed and delivered a programme for DAAC which was successfully implemented by her, educating and developing vulnerable young people across County Durham and Darlington in relation to difficult subject matter whilst at a crucial stage of their self -development. Her organisational skills, vast knowledge and occupational competence of the subject alongside her calm, considered and approachable delivery style led to excellent feedback from students and stakeholders. Dorothea worked very effectively alongside DAAC staff assisting them to develop their own skills as required and quickly became accepted as part of the team."

"You were so great we can't wait to get you back."

"Your sessions are invaluable"

"I just want to thank you for the Consent Training you delivered to us on Tuesday. I found it extremely beneficial and informative"

"Dear Dorothea

My daughter recently listened to you talk at Durham Johnston School, and came home very enthused by your presentation in particular your directness and honesty.

As a seventeen year old teenager, she felt the talk around consent was particular relevant especially in the light of Covid, and the lack or interaction for teenagers."

"Dorothea's talk on consent is completely unique. Although I always believed that I knew quite a bit about consent, this was a real eye opener. I think Dorothea has found a real gap in the market, there is nothing like this around."

"Thank you for delivering the important and informative session to our students. Having spoken to several of the students, they found the course very interesting and raised their awareness around consent. I feel all students should the opportunity to participate in this workshop, so everyone is aware of their right to say no. This course has alerted our students to the blurred perception around consent, precautions which can be taken to protect themselves and their friends and given them an insight into the British legal system"

“This is such a worthwhile course. At school I never learned in detail about consent, coming to university it still was a mystery to me and I needed clarity. Dorothea has managed through her workshop, to explain to me and the rest of the group what consent really is and what it isn’t. I found it particularly interesting to see the “victim's” and the “suspect’s” journey, as this was a complete unknown to me. Dorothea is so passionate about the course and her knowledge clearly shines though. Thank you!!!”

"We organised two 3 hours consent workshops for our teaching staff within our college last Friday. Dorothea's presentation skills are outstanding and the staff was literally mesmerised by what Dorothea had to say and how she delivered the workshop. Staff have asked me to organise further sessions with Dorothea and we will now have talks for the rest of the staff delivered by Dorothea."

" Best training I ever had in my professional career."

"Hi,
I just wanted to say thank you for coming into the school to present the assembly.
As a tutor of year 10 and a parent of a y10 student, I think it was so valuable, and I really hope this proactive support will help more students to make the right decisions.
My son is at a different school in County Durham and I really hope they work alongside you too.
I also think it would be great if year 9 students could have this opportunity too."

“This is such a worthwhile course. At school I never learned in detail about consent, coming to university it still was a mystery to me and I needed clarity. Dorothea has managed through her workshop, to explain to me and the rest of the group what consent really is and what it isn’t. I found it particularly interesting to see the “victim's” and the “suspect’s” journey, as this was a complete unknown to me. Dorothea is so passionate about the course and her knowledge clearly shines though. Thank you!!!” 

“During the consent workshop, Dorothea has a clear delivery style, she is committed to the principles and message within the session. Dorothea managed to build a really good relationship with the often-challenging - group and in spite of the difficult subject. At the end of the session, it became clear through assessment and feedback, that clear learning had taken place.” 

"Outstanding workshop. It was good to be delivered by an ex-officer who did give real insight and examples into the subject."  

"We organised two 3 hours consent workshops for our teaching staff within our college last Friday. Dorothea's presentation skills are outstanding and the staff was literally mesmerised by what Dorothea had to say and how she delivered the workshop. Staff have asked me to organise further sessions with Dorothea and we will now have talks for the rest of the staff delivered by Dorothea." 

"I and my friends loved the package. We had consent training before, but not like this. We have been talking for ages about what we learned, it was a true eye opener. Thank you!"

"Thank you very kindly for your time with our students. Our staff and students' responses have been extremely positive: informative, supportive, eye opening, engaging and " you can tell Dorothea is an expert". Our staff have therefore asked to have consent training as well, as they all felt that Consent and the law and case scenarios were education form them too." 

" I don't know where to start, one of the best teaching resources I have ever come across. I loved that I could adapt the package to the needs of my students, leave things out or spend more time on certain topics. " 

"Thank you for the fantastic session you delivered to our Sixth Form students. It was such an important topic that our students needed to learn about in detail to have an awareness of what consent is. It was vital this was done in sixth Form before they embark on their future study at University or begin careers. They way the workshops was delivered really engaged the students and the interactive element of using their phones enhanced everyone's involvement. You passion and knowledge was evident throughout, and students were introduced to the victims' and the suspects' accounts of what may happen. Students left the workshop with a clear understanding of what consent is and how to respond to any safeguarding issues. Thank you so much!"  

"This package is not just great from an educational point of view, but it SAVES TIME!!! I was confident that my students would get a thorough training session, without us teachers having to spent weeks on the preparation.” 

"This is exactly what we needed, now we are going off to University. I feel much, much better informed about consent. It was a real eye opener. Mrs Scales is a real expert. The activities were varied and all the information really useful. Probably one of the best workshops during my time at school." 

“ I am always looking for good quality teaching resources. This has it all. I really loved the bespoke bit, as we were able to include safeguarding info from our school into the package plus were students could find help the Birmingham area. I never had an online resource which catered for the needs of my school. Great idea. "

"I attended a 2 hour consent talk with Dorothea. This is what we all needed. Dorothea is very honest about the subject, her presentation style is to the point and I really liked it how she involved us during her talk. I can really, really recommend her talks, I have never had any input like this. " 

"You are such an asset.. We are looking forward to welcoming you back in the summer."

"This was an outstanding session It was so interested. It was a joy to be in the session. Dorothea really knew her subject and how to deliver it" 

•    “This is such an interactive package, and although the topic is so serious, we all had fun doing the quizzes, activities and at the end the knowledge check.” 

"Super engaging. I used it during my weekly RSE lesson. After 4 lessons, I and my students were absolute experts." 

" I want to do what you are doing!"