KS3-KS5 workshop
Rewriting the Rulebook
Our interactive workshop helps students
redefine masculinity in positive & inclusive ways
Through guided discussions and activities, participants will gain tools to understand and express emotions healthily, build stronger self-esteem, and foster supportive relationships.
With a 97% approval rating from teachers, this workshop is proven to make a lasting impact on students’ well-being and perspective on masculinity.
Led by a team of expert facilitators, our workshops are 100 minutes long, and can be delivered to single or mixed gender groups.
By the end of this workshop, students will:
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Recognise the pressures and unspoken “rules” boys often feel they must follow, and how these can affect friendships, relationships, and school culture.
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Reflect on their own experiences of gender expectations, and how these can shape wellbeing, relationships, and self expression.
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Explore the limitations of rigid ideas about masculinity, while identifying positive qualities that can be expressed in healthier, more flexible ways.
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Work together to imagine a “new rulebook” for masculinity that promotes respect, inclusion, and wellbeing.
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Commit to one practical action they can take to challenge harmful stereotypes or support positive
behaviour in everyday life.
How this supports healthy masculinity
For us, healthy masculinity isn't a checklist of what a "good man" should be — that just swaps one set of restrictive expectations for another. Instead, we treat it as a process of reflection, flexibility and choice, helping boys question whether the expectations they've inherited are helping or limiting them, without presenting boys themselves as the problem.
We include everyone in mixed-gender settings, since gender expectations and peer cultures are shaped by all students, while keeping a particular focus on boys and young men, as expectations around masculinity are often why schools invite us in.
Our message is simple: we may not choose the expectations we inherit, but we can become more aware of them, choose our response, and help others feel able to be themselves too.
"The students were incredibly engaged and spoke about the workshops the following day."
Kingsmead School