Project
Working For Marcus
Funding
Around £1,000 to deliver the programme to a school year group
Background
Working for Marcus was first developed by educational theatre company Loudmouth in 1998 in response to concerns among health professionals about girls being drawn into sexual exploitation or prostitution. The company was commissioned by Walsall Health Authority to raise awareness among schoolchildren.
Demand for the programme has shot up in recent years amid growing awareness of the scale of child sexual exploitation. Working for Marcus is now one of Loudmouth's most popular initiatives and has reached more than 10,000 young people and professionals across the UK.
Action
Working for Marcus is typically delivered to 13- and 14-year-olds in year nine of secondary school but also runs in colleges, pupil referral units and youth centres.
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