London school kids will be trained to call out sexism

By: Asian media group
 
LONDON, Wales - Nov. 9, 2022 - PRLog -- London mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday (8) said that a new 'allyship training' package will be available to every secondary school in the city to educate and empower youngsters to help prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG), a statement said.

Khan is investing £1million to produce and distribute the new VAWG prevention toolkit, set up by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Tender, an arts-educational charity, and support the teaching of workshops in schools.

The toolkit has lessons on building healthy relationships, calling out sexism and discussions on attitudes and behaviours towards women and girls featured in interactive workshops.

It builds on the success of mayor's #HaveAWord campaign which urges men and boys in particular to play their part. The multi award-winning #HaveAWord campaign film will be shown in schools to encourage young men and boys to identify, call out and stand up against sexist behaviour, the statement added.

Khan on Tuesday visited Rokeby school in Newham to see first-hand how the VAWG prevention toolkit is helping boys understand why their words and attitudes towards women and girls matter.

Now available online, London's secondary schools, colleges, community groups and faith groups can access the VAWG prevention toolkit. It is part of his record investment of more than £100m in tackling violence against women and girls.

The new toolkit will be delivered by teachers and supported by specially trained workshop leaders from Tender. The workshop leaders will be available to go into schools across London and work with teachers to deliver sessions, which are designed to educate the youth about the real impact of mistreating women empowering them to spot and challenge sexist and misogynistic behaviour.

The NSPCC research revealed that a third of all sexual abuse that children experience is committed by other children, with the majority of abuse from teenage boys to teenage girls.

According to latest ONS data, police-recorded sexual offences increased to their highest level over the last 12 months. Besides, data shows, a violent man kills a woman every three days in the UK.

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