After over a year of speculation in Parliament and the press, the government has now (16th May 2024) published its draft Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance and announced an 8 week public consultation. Last year, the government announced…
A new survey of young people has found that gaps in schools’ education are driving them towards porn and social media for information about sex and relationships. Released yesterday (11th April 2024), the Sex Education Forum’s survey found: Less than…
The Women and Equalities Committee has today (5th July 2023) released its report on attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings, finding ongoing failures to address and even acknowledge the crisis of sexual violence in schools. We’re pleased to…
Download the report here Download the large print report here 60% of girls have heard teachers use sexist language, according to a new report released today (Monday 12th June 2023) by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW). Two years…
Accessible versions of the Snapshot report 2022-23 Download the Snapshot report here Download the Easy Read Snapshot report here Download the large print report here View the Executive Summary and Recommendations in BSL New YouGov data shows the majority of…
The government has today (25th October 2022) launched phase two of its public campaign to prevent violence against women and girls. The Enough campaign aims to shape the attitudes that drive and normalise this abuse, so that women and girls…
The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan represents a welcome change of course from government, which had previously proposed to separate the Domestic Abuse Strategy from the Tackling VAWG Strategy, without any consultation of stakeholders or impact assessment. We are pleased that…
Yesterday (15.01.20) the Office for Students (the independent regulator for higher education in England) launched their consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education. The failings of numerous academic institutions have left survivors of sexual violence felling unrecognised, unsupported and…
The Department for Education today (14 December 2017) published guidance for schools on how to prevent and respond to rape and sexual violence by children. This guidance is much needed and long-overdue. It is over a year since the Women…