Sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools Contents

Annex: Terms of Reference

Establishing the scale of the problem

How much sexual harassment currently occurs in primary and secondary schools?
Who are the targets of harassment and who are the perpetrators?
How often are teachers the victims of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools?
Are levels of sexual harassment and sexual violence increasing in schools?
How well is the problem being recorded and monitored?

Understanding the impact of sexual harassment in schools

What impact does sexual harassment and sexual violence in school have on girls and young women; boys and young men; and teachers?

What can be done to reduce levels of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools?

What measures are currently in place to address this issue? How adequate are they?
What evidence is there of schemes proven to reduce levels of sexual harassment in schools in the UK or elsewhere?
Can schools tackle this problem individually or is national action needed to reduce levels of harassment?
What role can OFSTED play in monitoring and enforcing action on reducing sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools?
What role can other stakeholders, including teacher training providers, teaching unions, governors and parents, play in tackling this problem?
What action would be most effective in reducing levels of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools?

What can schools do to support students to deal better with the online elements of this problem?

Evidence from our pre-consultation work shows sexting, online bullying and the normalisation of pornography are all issues for students and they want more support in dealing with them.

How adequate are schools’ current responses to sexting and online sexual harassment?
What can schools do better to support their students to deal with sexual harassment and sexual violence online?
What impact is pornography having on levels of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools?
What can be done by schools and other stakeholders to tackle the impact of pornography?

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8 September 2016