Violence Against Women and Girls
Commenting on the government’s strategy to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
“The NEU welcomes the government’s recognition of the vital role that schools and teachers have to play in challenging misogyny and preventing the attitudes that create violence against women and girls. We think teachers must be given appropriate time and space in the timetable to do this important work. A whole school approach to tackling Violence against Women and Girls requires consistent messages across the curriculum, as well as training and resources.
“We are pleased to see the government strategy identifies the specific new challenges posed by the impact of social media, an issue education staff are concerned about. The NEU believes that tech giants must take responsibility for the harms and trends caused by social media, and public contracts should not reward platforms that allow misogyny and hate to flourish.”