Clackmannanshire Council - FWP(Family Wellbeing Partnership)

Dr Janet Adam - Get SET Girls in Clackmannanshire

Through an ongoing partnership with MsMissMrs, Get SET Girls was introduced in Clackmannanshire in 2025 as part of wider Family Wellbeing Partnership (FWP) work – a whole-system approach focused on prevention, relationships and improving outcomes for children, young people and families. Initially we invested in three trainers, a CLD Youth Development Worker based in each of the three secondary schools. Sessions were delivered in school in small groups in a way that is safe, supportive and trauma-informed, meeting girls where they are and responding to what matters most in their lives.

This year, we were keen to expand the reach of Get SET Girls across Clackmannanshire. This was driven both by our recognition of the many benefits of the programme and by its clear relevance to local evidence around girls’ self-esteem provided by our Planet Youth data. (Planet Youth involves surveys of all S3 and S4 young people every two years.) The Get SET Girls programme offered a strengths-based, preventative response that aligned well with this data, providing safe spaces for girls to build confidence, develop skills and strengthen protective factors linked to wellbeing.

By June 2026 we will have eleven trained facilitators delivering across different settings – school and community. Alongside high-quality delivery, there is a strong focus on learning, reflection and sharing positive stories that show what’s possible when young women are trusted, supported and encouraged to use their voices.

In one Clackmannanshire secondary school all S3 girls are participating in Get SET Girls while the boys study The Bro Code, an educational programme designed to open honest, age-appropriate conversations with young men about masculinity, consent and respect. This is delivered by teaching and non-teaching staff in partnership – in this school, English teachers working alongside the trained CLD facilitator and the Pupil Mentoring Coordinator. The other secondary schools are trying different approaches and the plan is that increased numbers of girls will gain a qualification in SCQF level 3 in Self Awareness, SCQF level 4 in Exploring Wellbeing and, for some, SCQF level 5 in Leadership.

All of this work reflects the wider ambition of the Family Wellbeing Partnership (FWP): bringing services together around children, young people and families, strengthening protective factors and creating the conditions for long-term wellbeing.