In Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth, Gok continued his commitment to get teenagers the help and support they need to deal with personal issues through Body Confidence lessons in school.
In 2009 Gok presented a petition of over 50,000 signatures to Downing Street as evidence of public support for having an hour of Body Confidence taught per academic year in every secondary school added to the national curriculum.
Speaking at The Education Show in Birmingham in March 2011, Gok explained his vision and why he believes just one lesson a year can help teens with a whole range of issues.
"It is as important as Science or English, because you can teach somebody to write but you can also teach them to respect themselves. When you're looking at kids with eating disorders, kids that are bullied, self-harming and taking their own lives, a lot of times it stems back to a really poor body perception and I think we can make a difference [in schools].
"If we get them educated about airbrushing, educated about images of perfection... Just to be told that every single one of us is subjected to over 3,000 images every single week without even realising; just to have that information out there, I think kids will start building up a dialogue with their peers as with their teachers that would be invaluable."
On 12th May 2011 Gok organised 'The Biggest Body Confidence Lesson', involving 100 students and 11 tutors who all participated in a giant Body Confidence class close to the Houses of Parliament to illustrate how effective even this one lesson in Body Confidence can be.
All the ideas, insights and information from 'The Biggest Body Confidence Lesson' and from the series have been distilled into a useful, easy-to-use resource for teachers and students. The two downloadable packs below contain all the necessary information and tools teachers need to run a Body Confidence class.
If you are planning to run your own body confidence lessons take a look at this short video which shows highlights of Gok conducting a similar session.
Download Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth TEACHER Pack
Download Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth STUDENT Pack
And to back Gok's movement to have an hour of Body Confidence added to the National Curriculum go to The Naked Truth's Facebook page and 'like' what you see to pledge your support.
