Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Discrimination
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase education on the dangers and impact of sexism and misogyny.
Answered by Georgia Gould
The reformed relationships, sex and health education curriculum champions healthy attitudes and relationships, equipping children with the tools needed to tackle harmful influences. This includes a focus on building healthy relationships skills from the start of primary school and an emphasis on opening conversations with young people about positive conceptions of masculinity and femininity, including how to identify and learn from positive male role models.
Pupils should understand the importance of challenging harmful beliefs and attitudes and the links between sexism and misogyny and violence against women and girls.
As part of the Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy, the department is delivering a £16 million investment, including £5 million from the Home Office, through the Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme. We will test, learn, and evaluate on interventions in secondary schools on topics including misogyny and sexism.
New teaching resources for key stages 2 to 5 are being developed to support teachers to tackle misogyny and handle conversations on difficult topics. These resources will be available for the new school year.
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