When the first group of twelve young people took up the challenge to give up sex for five months we had no idea that together we were about to become part of something that would inspire others across the country to get involved! We still feel quite overwhelmed at how far-reaching these programmes have been.

Since the programmes were first aired in September 2005, we have been speaking with youth workers and young people who want to set up Academies in their area. We believe that the Romance Academy offers a credible alternative to young people. We are now looking for people to join with us and give their strength, resources, finances and expertise to see us move from strength to strength.

It’s time to accelerate change through new approaches.

Initiatives like the Romance Academy can offer short term discernible results but goes way beyond that in the lives of young people.

‘I’ve learnt to set myself challenges, like having to sort things out with my girlfriend. The Romance Academy helped me to realise what I could and couldn’t do. If young people start doing the Romance Academy it will make them more mature.’

14 year old boy from a Bradford Romance Academy