Sexual abuse toolkit: additional reading for staff
Girls' attitudes
The annual survey carried out by the Girl Guide Association shows some themes remain the same: girls and young women face persistent and unfair barriers to being happy and confident. And they want to speak up on the decisions that affect their lives.
Harmful sexual behaviour and peer on peer abuse
An evidence-informed framework for children and young people displaying harmful sexual behaviours.
NSPCC: Harmful sexual behaviour framework
This report sets out proposals from the Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending Involving Children and Young People to improve prevention and early intervention in response to harmful sexual behaviour involving children and young people.
Scottish Government: Harmful sexual behaviour by children and young people: Expert Group report
Government guidance on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in school. Includes advice on how to help prevent and respond to issues.
DfE: Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges
The Key resources to help diminish the risk of peer on peer abuse.
LGBT+
Fully LGBT inclusive and includes ‘safe and acceptable sex’ activities that reinforce the issue of consent in all sexual activity
The Proud Trust: The sexuality agender toolkit
Research including LGBT young people's experiences of sexual harassment and assault. Stonewall school report.
Ofsted reports and guidance
Ofsted: Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges
Summary of the report by Herts for Learning.
Questions asked at Sandringham School when they were visited as one of the 32 schools to have a themed fact finding visit to inform the Ofsted report.
Summary and reflection on the Ofsted report, written by a safeguarding consultant Andrew Hall.
Ofsted guidance documents:
Ofsted: Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges
A podcast on Woman’s Hour on sexual abuse in schools led by Amanda Spielman, HMCI at Ofsted.
Online behaviour
Secondary resources for schools to help pupils understand unhealthy behaviours online.
ThinkUKnow: Toolkits for online safety delivery (secondary)
The Digital Romance research project looks at how young people use technology in developing romantic relationships and surviving break ups. The project was led by Brook, the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity for under 25s, and the CEOP Command of the NCA.
Insight report on how children with additional learning needs interact with social media.
Pornography
Briefings for PSHE leads and teachers who are beginning to teach about pornography and its potential harms to young people, or who are reviewing their existing PSHE education curriculum content. What is the impact of pornography; addressing pornography through PSHE association briefings.
PSHE Association: Addressing pornography through PSHE education – teacher briefings
Whole school and curriculum
The PSHE Association have published a briefing guidance which summarises key steps schools can take to make sure their PSHE education (including statutory RSHE content) is optimised to help prevent sexual harassment and abuse as part of a whole school approach.
PSHE: Guidance on preventing sexual harrassment in schools
Herts for Learning advice on delivering an anti-abuse curriculum (with sexual abuse sections highlighted).