Introduction
A new director and a clear purpose.
Period & Pause is a community interest company dedicated to better understanding of periods, menstrual health and menopause. Meet the person leading our work and discover what we hope to achieve.
Director
Amy Collins
Amy took over as Director determined to give menstrual education the standing it deserves. Her previous work with the Metropolitan Police and in the magistrates' and family courts brought her alongside people at vulnerable moments. It showed her how often a lack of basic health knowledge made things harder.
She leads Period & Pause on a simple principle: bodies are not a specialist interest. Everybody should understand periods and menopause, including the boys and men who live and work alongside those going through them.
“Sex is a consensual choice. Periods are not. Basic menstruation education deserves its own space, not just a passing science lesson.”
Our mission
To make menstrual and menopause knowledge ordinary.
We want young people to understand their bodies, employees to feel supported at work and adults to know where to find reliable help. As a community interest company, income is reinvested into reaching settings that could not otherwise afford us.
Trusted information
Everything we teach is checked against current UK health guidance and explained in language a Year 6 pupil can follow.
Questions are welcome
Sessions can be mixed where schools prefer. Nobody is made to feel awkward for asking a question or not knowing the answer.
Inclusive by design
Sessions are adapted for SEND, faith settings, trans and non-binary pupils, and for boys who will one day be partners, colleagues and fathers.
Built to last
We leave staff notes, handbooks and follow-up support so the learning continues after our facilitator has gone.
Our commitments
The principles behind every session.
- We do not separate menstruation from menopause. Both are part of health across a lifetime.
- We do not teach in whispers. We use accurate words and answer questions openly.
- We don't treat this as a girls' topic. Boys, men, managers and fathers are part of the room.
- We don't parachute in once. Every session leaves materials and staff confidence behind.
Future aims & goals
Where Period & Pause is going next.
Now
Make the essentials their own subject
Establish basic menstrual education as a distinct, timetabled topic rather than a paragraph inside sex education or a single science lesson.
Next 12 months
Reach 100 settings a year
Grow delivery across London schools, youth groups and councils, with a bursary route so funding is never the reason a school says no.
Next 3 years
Train the adults, not just the pupils
Scale Educator Training and Menopause at Work so every setting has confident in-house staff and a working menopause policy.
Ongoing
Publish what works
Share our resources, evaluation data and lesser-known facts openly so other organisations can build on them.