New fully funded Sexual Abuse toolkit for all Hertfordshire schools
This toolkit has been produced by the Hertfordshire Everyone’s Invited Working Group which was set up in May 2021, at the request of HCC, HASSH and PHF. It was formed in response to the murder of Sarah Everard, the subsequent Everyone’s Invited movement and the report published in May 2021 by Ofsted into Sexual Abuse in Schools.
The toolkit is designed to assist schools in facilitating discussion about healthy and abusive relationships, creating a safe and respectful culture for all, educating young people to prevent harassment and abuse and supporting victims of sexual abuse. It provides age appropriate guidance and support for school leaders and staff around preventing harassment, violence and abuse in young people’s relationships. It includes resources and materials to support with the design of an impactful RSE curriculum and links to organisations, agencies and training providers.
In addition, we hope it will support school leaders to be prepared to demonstrate to a range of audiences (including Ofsted) the impact of their polices, practice and curriculum in relation to relationships, harassment, violence and abuse.
The toolkit is organised into the following sections:
- Introduction
- Primary teaching resources
- Secondary teaching resources
- Everyone's Invited - immediate steps for named schools
- Key principles for teaching and learning about anti-abuse
- Additional reading for staff
- Self-assessment and traffic light tools
- Support for young people – Hertfordshire
- Support for young people - National
- Parent and carer support
- Advice and resources for Governors
- SEND
- Training
- What to do if you are concerned about a child
The toolkit can be found in the Relationships and Sex Education section of the Grid under Teaching and Learning.
Relationships and sex education (including PSHE): Sexual abuse toolkit
We hope that you find this resource of use and would welcome feedback. This will be a live resource, with additional materials being added at regular intervals. So if you have a suggestion for content, please do contact us at wellbeing@hertsforlearning.co.uk.