The suite of National Education Union (NEU) resources is a response to concerns from its members that sexism and sexual harassment is still far too common an occurrence in schools.
Called It's Not OK, the resources are designed to support schools in understanding what a whole school approach to preventing sexual harassment looks like and offer tips for working with students and protecting the rights of professionals.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said:“Sexual harassment has become so normalised in schools that it means for many girls, they don’t feel there is anything they can do about it, and that needs to change.”
NEU researchshows that 37% of female students at mixed-sex schools have experienced some form of sexual harassment at school, and 24% of female students at mixed-sex schools have been subjected to unwanted physical touching of a sexual nature while at school.
The NEU says that teachers don't feel adequately trained or supported totake action when they see incidents.
The toolkit includes posters and other download, advisory videos, and guidance on teachers’ right, workplace policies, reporting mechanisms and more.
- The toolkit can be found at https://neu.org.uk/end-sexism-sexual-harassment