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NEU and Ofsted research on sexism.

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It's Not OK

Campaign toolkit aims to help NEU members take the steps needed to prevent sexism and sexual harassment.

Prevent sexism & sexual harassment

NEU research on tackling sexism found that:

Only 22% of female students thing their school takes sexism seriously.

78% of secondary school students are unsure or not aware of any policies and practices in their school that prevent sexism.

Only 22% of secondary school teachers have received continuing professional development training in recognising and tackling sexism.

Only 20% of secondary school teachers receive training in recognising and tackling sexism as part of their initial teacher education.

Ofsted's recent research with girls found that

79% of girls said that sexual harassment happened a lot or sometimes.

68% said feeling pressured to do sexual things that they did not want to happen a lot or sometimes.

Online:

88% said being sent pictures or videos they did not want to see happened a lot or sometimes.

80% said that being put under pressure to provide sexual images of themselves happened a lot or sometimes.

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