Beat Modules, which is based at Sci-Tech campus in Daresbury, runs a digital platform used to host Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) lessons in secondary schools.
There are currently two modules available on the site: ‘Beat the Vape’ and ‘Positive Masculinities’, with a programme on beating digital addictions coming soon.
The company was co-founded by Samawer Sohail and Oliver Le Brun, who share the belief that ‘education is the most effective intervention there is, but only when it reaches the young people who need it’.
It was built through working with students and teachers, to shape the modules into something that were not ‘patronising or far-fetched’.
The training takes a different route to traditional PSHE lessons, using an online platform that places pupils in simulated real-life scenarios.
Students are guided through interactive videos and information, before taking part in games and quizzes, to put what they have learnt into practice.
Samawer Sohail, co-founder of Beat Modules, said: “We wanted to build something that would actively engage students, and give teachers the tools to deliver this education confidently.”
The company aims to make PSHE education more inclusive, having been built with SEND and alternative provisions in mind, to ensure every pupil can access the training and take something constructive away from it.
The programme is flexible, allowing different schools to use the modules in different ways to suit the needs of their pupils.
Some schools have used the platform for their whole class PSHE lessons, whilst others use a more targeted approach of selecting certain pupils to undertake the modules.
The sessions are tracked by data, with pupils taking a survey that measures their beliefs and attitudes around certain topics before starting the lesson.
Following the completion of the module, the students then complete an exit survey that contributes to an impact report sent directly to teachers, which highlights the progress of the class.
The company has worked with a number of schools in the North West, particularly in Merseyside, and has future plans to expand the programme into Warrington schools.
To find out more about the project, visit: https://www.beatmodules.com/
