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Split Banana 2025/2026 Impact Report

Split Banana's 2025/2026 Impact Report shows its relationships and sex education work reached 19,419 young people directly and 29,069 in total across 31 schools in 13 counties, with 86% reporting an improvement in all workshop outcomes.

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About

Split Banana Education C.I.C. is a social enterprise working across public health, education and social justice to train educators and run inclusive RSE workshops. Report launch confirmed by the organisation's LinkedIn post of 16 Sep 2026.

Key Metrics

Young people reached 19,419 young people were worked with directly, and 29,069 young people were impacted in total in 2025/26.
Schools and counties 31 schools across 13 counties in England were supported.
Improved outcomes 86% of students reported an improvement in all workshop outcomes.
Increased confidence 91% of students reported increased confidence having conversations about RSE topics.
Would recommend 96% of students said they would recommend other students receive Split Banana RSE.
Professionals trained 1,075 professionals attended training, with 80% improving their rating of their confidence delivering RSE.
Reach since 2019 72,846 young people worked with directly and 3,010 professionals trained since 2019.

Key Outcomes

  • 93% of students said they knew where to get more information about RSE topics.
  • 83% of trained professionals improved their rating of their skills for designing RSE, and 77% improved their knowledge of RSE content.

Geography

England

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
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Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Young people mentored
Provided more 1:1 mentoring sessions than ever before, an 18% increase on last year, supporting over 1,000 young people, with students rating mentoring 9...
39% of students reported an increase in how they felt over the past month, 38% rated their social interactions more positive after mentoring, and 30% felt more comfortable in lessons.