Appendix A

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Q1. Do you think you will be able to use any of the information we talked about today to assist you in the future?

A total of 154 students answered this question. Seventy-eight percent answered "yes", while 13% answered either "probably" or "might be". Nine percent answered "no".

Q2. What was helpful to you today?

Most participants provided answers about what was helpful:

"The stuff about alcohol was helpful. It will help me think when I'm drinking and how to decide".

"It helped explain how the law worked in various situations".

"Assault and consent".

"The enhanced understanding of alcohol, drugs and sexual assault".

"Everything! It was all very interesting and informative".

"Specific help about difficult issues".

"Information about drugs, sex and stuff (rape) very helpful".

For those who answered "might be/probably":

"Probably, at some point - advice re tolerance - good stuff".

"Might be - probably the stuff about alcohol".

"Some - especially in regards to what is rape - and how to make sure I am not in that situation".

Those who had answered "no" gave insights into why:

"Sorry, but not really much. I already knew most of it. But I'm sure some people found it useful".

"Nothing until later when older to might be make decisions".

Q3. Is there anything you would like your school to follow up on in regards to this workshop topic?

This provided some insight into how students saw their schools as capable of handling situations, as well as what participants thought were the important issues at their school:

"Utilise some of the ideas and tactics to discuss and prevent bullying".

"I don't think the school could cover the topics in the same way".

"Drugs-alcohol".

"No, just make sure they give more to upcoming classes".

"No, not really. It was pretty self-explanatory and self contained".

Q4. What could we do to improve this workshop?

The majority of participants answered this question in a positive way:

"Add more to it".

"Not much, it was pretty good and informative".

"Nothing" (many answered this way).

Feedback from school staff

"All students were very vocal in their clear approval for your team's superiority both in terms of ability to relate as well as 'message' and planning, (in comparison to some other workshops held in the school)".

Feedback from both students and school staff has been almost completely positive. It would appear that, wherever staff have been involved in the workshops, they recognise the benefits of an outside agency working with their students:

"It is really good to get presenters from outside the College as they show different attitudes and interpretations to the teachers".

"Feedback from the students indicated the material you presented was relevant, interesting and accessible. In fact students were inspired to seek work in the area".

Also, the benefits of using a youth focused peer-education facilitation team drew comment:

"You certainly seemed to engage the students well, and the feedback from staff and students has been very positive".

Finally, there were a number of remarks made, which have been followed through, regarding ongoing commitment from the schools to the program:

"We will definitely request the program take place in our school once again next year".

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