Criticism comes as thousands of students share experiences of sexual harassment and abuse
Teachers have criticised the government for failing to create a national strategy to tackle sexism in schools, as thousands of students come forward to share experiences of sexual harassment and abuse at school and university as part of a new initiative to tackle rape culture.
The National Education Union (NEU) said it was disappointed the Department for Education hadn’t taken a “stronger lead” after their report in 2017 found a third of girls had been sexually harassed at mixed-sex schools. It urged the government to “rethink the curriculum” as the country moves out of Covid to ensure teachers have the time and resources to deal with the issue.
