About You and #EndPeriodPoverty

Always are running two initiatives for schools for the 2018-19 academic year:

1.The Always and Tampax ‘About You’ puberty education programme for UK and ROI secondary schools

2.The Always #EndPeriodPoverty initiative

 1. Always & Tampax ‘About You’ puberty education programme

Help your students embrace their changing body with confidence and learn how to develop healthy relationships with themselves and others. Your older students can now benefit from tailored, video-led lessons that will help develop their self-esteem and body confidence. Topics include giving consent and social media.

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?

Always & Tampax About You resources and sample packs* include the following:

For 11-12 year-olds

• Lesson resources covering Changing Body, Healthy Body and Emotional Health
• PE Lesson outline
• Free sanitary pads & information leaflet for your 11-12 year-old girls**
• Parent/carer information leaflet for each girl to take home

For 13-14 year-olds

• Parent/carer information leaflet for each girl to take home
• Lesson resources covering Healthy Relationship with Me and Healthy Relationships with Others
• Free tampons and information leaflet for 13-14 year-old girls**

*Sample packs are limited and will be issued on a first come first served basis. Packs may not be distributed until the end of 2018 and thereafter are generally sent out on a monthly basis.

**Each secondary school in the UK and ROI may only order free sanitary pads for one year group at their school and free tampons for one year group at their school per academic year. The tampons must not be handed out to girls younger than 13.

 2.The Always #EndPeriodPoverty campaign

Always recently donated an estimated 5 million sanitary pads to help girls most in need. After an overwhelming response Always is releasing additional sanitary pads to #EndPeriodPoverty, making sure no girl ever misses a day of school due to a lack of access to sanitary protection.

To help us target the girls most in need, #EndPeriodPoverty pads are only available to UK state secondary schools with at least 1% of girls eligible for free school meals.

We will allocate a quantity of free pads to your school based on cross-checking information from the relevant nation specific school census.

You will be assigned one of the following box category sizes:

• Box Category A – 91+ girls eligible for free school meals – 99 packs (3,762 pads)
• Box Category B – 46-90 girls eligible for free school meals – 48 packs (1,824 pads)
• Box Category C – Less than 46 girls eligible for free school meals – 24 packs (912 pads)

Only after we have determined you are eligible to receive free products will you be added to the distribution list towards the end of 2018.

You can register for About You and #EndPeriodPoverty by clicking the button below.