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Tapped resource

This toolkit is for practitioners working with young people in a range of settings. While the main focus is illegal moneylending and loan sharks, it also looks at related issues such as legal borrowing, debt and the pressure young people feel to spend money.

Tapped film

Tapped is a powerful short film exploring the realities of illegal money lending and its impact on individuals, families, and communities.

 

Developed in partnership with the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit, Kingdom Community Bank, Fife Voluntary Action, YouthLink Scotland, and Fife Council, the film and education pack were co-created with young people, placing their voices and experiences at the centre of the process.

 

Young people were involved from the very beginning; researching illegal moneylending and financial exploitation, developing the story, writing the script, taking part in filming and editing, and shaping the workshop materials. Their ideas and lived experiences directly influenced both the film and educational toolkit.

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Tapped: Behind the Scenes
Tapped: Behind the Scenes follows the journey of the young people involved in bringing the project to life, from early ideas and storytelling through to filming, production, and the creation of the final education resource. This film captures the process, voices, and experiences behind Tapped, highlighting the power of youth-led storytelling to inform, educate, and prevent harm.

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Tapped: Unboxing the Toolkit
This is a practitioner-focused guide to the educational resource, supporting teachers, youth workers, and community practitioners to confidently deliver sessions using the toolkit. Using a step-by-step “unboxing” approach, this film introduces the key components of the resource, how it can be used in practice, and how it helps create safe, informed discussions in schools, youth groups, and community settings.

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Tapped toolkit

This toolkit is to accompany the ‘Tapped’ film and has information, activities and session plans for working with young people around illegal moneylending.

 

The resources are aimed primarily at young people aged 11-16 but will also be suitable for groups of older or slightly younger people.

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Young people today face many pressures to spend money. Peer pressure has always existed, but social media advertising, the rising cost of living, and the expectation to have the latest technology such as up-to-date phones or branded clothing can increase that pressure. Tapped helps young people think critically about these influences, recognise risk, and develop resilience, confidence and financial awareness.

 

It was created alongside professional film makers Adam Stanley and David Izatt, Youth workers from YOUth Space Fife and YouthLink Scotland. Touch Trust provided a safe inclusive community environment for the young people to explore the theme and connections with community spaces for filming.

 

The result is a prevention resource that has been developed with young people, not simply designed for them, making it more meaningful, credible and impactful.

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