Peer education is a key part of Fast Forward's work. We believe that young people are often more receptive to information given by other young people than that given by more formal approaches by adults.
Fast Forward’s own volunteer peer educators provide peer education on a variety of issues directly to young people. Fast Forward also hosts a national post, funded by the Scottish Government , to promote and co-ordinate the Scottish Peer Education Network (SPEN) and the work of peer educators across Scotland.
| Peer education is a term widely used to describe a range of initiatives where people from a similar: |
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age group |
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background |
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culture and/or |
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social status |
...educate each other about a variety of issues.
Peer network SPEN >> |
