What is Love 4 Life?
"Helping young people make wise choices" Love4Life aims to educate, to equip and to encourage young people to make informed and wise choices about life in the following areas:    Sexual Health | Positive Body Image | Self Esteem | Peer Pressure Positive Relationships | Prejudice & Discrimination NEW - Mentoring - NEW Love4Life is a Wolverhampton based project that offers PSHCE services to schools, youth groups and church/community groups. Love4Life sessions are interactive and engaging, using creative learning methods such as role play, media, discussion, groups work, case studies, single sex groups and games. The material can be delivered as a series of sessions, as a 'one off', or as a series of PSHCE lessons with an assembly to introduce the team.
Who
The Love 4 Life team are passionate about seeing young people make positive choices and are committed to making a difference. They communicate hard hitting subjects in energetic, relevant ways. Josie Gamble Project Director Laura Waldron Project Administrator
Training
The Love 4 Life team are qualified ‘Associate Educators’ who are trained to a high professional standard to meet Ofsted and Government guidelines. All educators are CRB checked and adhere to a high code of conduct.  All training is carried out by Oasis Esteem, a highly engaging interactive PSHCE resource which has been used in schools nationally for the last 17 years. Oasis Esteem is a member of the Governments Teenage Pregnancy Forum, Drugscope, and Sex Education Forum, the national authority on Sex and Relationships Education (SRE).
Costs
Schools £1 per pupil per hour (or reduced rates for a teaching series) Projects £35 per hour Youth Groups Donations accepted Please telephone for current prices as Love4Life is continually seeking funding to subsidise its costs to schools and youth groups. All requests will be considered.
What schools and youth projects have the team been into?
Kingswinford School - Dudley Moreton Community School - Wolverhampton South Bromsgrove High School - Bromsgrove Smestow Secondary School - Wolverhampton St. Peter's Collegiate School - Wolverhampton The King's CE School - Wolverhampton The Wolverhampton Girls High School - Wolverhampton ReEntry (Youth project) - Wolverhampton Re:Loaded (Youth Group) - Wolverhampton Open Heaven Church - Willenhall Queen Mary Grammer & High School Christian Union - Walsall Holly Hall School - Dudley
Latest News
June 07 The annual Love4Life auction this year saw an exciting bidding frenzy as bidders turned up to win amazing lots from Symphony Hall tickets to horse riding lessons. Over £1000 was raised which goes towards the ongoing work of the project as Love4Life continues to work with schools and projects within Wolverhampton.
March 07 Sucessfull quiz night fundraiser raised awareness and funds for the ongoing work of the Love4Life project.
January 07 New brochure available with revised prices
October 06 In it's first year Love 4 Life has taught 997 pupils, delivered 45 lessons into 11 different schools and youth projects and has seen 7 new educators trained up.
July 06 Launch of new interactive youth orientated website: www.love4life.org.uk     Useful information for youth set out into three zones: Girls, Boys and Parents.
June 06 The Love4Life charity auction raised £1300. Bradmore social club was packed as excited bidders filed in to view the lots on offer. Local businesses had generously donated items from free hair cuts to tickets for the theatre and family day trips to signed pop memorabilia. Some of the most sought-after lots were DIY and cleaning services offered by members of LifeSpring Church, raising some of the highest bids. All the money raised on the night is going towards the ever increasing work of The Love4Life team.
May 06 Love4Life Educators From left to right: Dawn Pinches, Josie Gamble, Amy, Jess Long, Laura Waldron, Rachel Kelly and Kate Cocker (Oasis Esteem Trainer) Early 2006 saw Love4Life train up six new educators to meet the growing demands for the team's services. These new educators will enable Love4Life to reach more young people at risk.