Sexual Bullying in UK Schools
The sexual bullying campaign is part of the WOMANKIND 'Challenging Violence, Changing Lives' programme. We work with young people and teachers to identify sexual bullying in the school environment, define it in the school policies, raise awareness across the school and work on preventative strategies to stop it. We are developing whole-school strategies and resources to stop it. We believe that if schools do not challenge sexual bullying, they are acting as a training ground for violence against women later in life.
Our Definition
It is really important that schools and young people are able to identify and define sexual bullying. We have worked with schools across the UK to define sexual bullying.
"Groping, grabbing, insults eg. swear words, stereotypical gender roles, when appearance and sexuality are demonised." Young woman, School in Haringey, London
School Strategies
WOMANKIND is working with schools across the UK to develop a shared understanding of what sexual bullying is and to change the school environment to challenge sexual bullying. We are working with young people and teachers to develop whole-school strategies to stop sexual bullying.
Find out more about school strategies here
Download the Code of Practice here
Stop Sexual Bullying Resources
To deliver workshops in schools on sexual bullying we have developed a number of resources. If you are interested in using these materials please get in touch.
We are offering selected schools the opportunity to join the Stop Sexual Bullying Campaign and have free workshops to train young people in the school to develop the campaign.
Click here to find out about Stop Sexual Bullying campaign workshops
Contact Hannah@womankind.org.uk
Click here for a list of useful links
Anti-Bullying Week 2006
This year WOMANKIND participated in a range of activities during the National Anti-bullying week and the 16 days of action. We worked with local authorities, schools and young people to raise awareness and create a campaign to Stop Sexual Bullying in Schools.
Find out more about Anti-bullying Activities here
Young people's voices
"I think people should stop sexual bullying because people should be treated with respect and should not touch people in the wrong places."
(Young woman at the summit)
"I think that sexual bullying is a cruel and non-human thing."
(Young man at the summit)
