Update (10 Sept 2021): The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has responded to the letter. Read the response here. A letter sent today (28 July 2021) to the Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson and signed by…
A new survey by Girlguiding- their Girls' Attitudes Survey- finds that almost two thirds of girls (64%) have been sexually harassed at school in the last year. This is up from 59% in 2014. This shocking figure shows that schools are still not doing enough to stamp out sexual…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomes the announcement by Education Secretary Justine Greening today (1 March) that Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is to be made compulsory in all schools. Co-Director of the EVAW Coalition, Rachel Krys said: “The…
Written evidence submitted by the End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW) to the Health Select Committee revealed that: "Children and young people’s mental health is commonly directly affected by any experience or threat of abuse, whether by peer or adult [...] Girls and…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomed the authoritative and far reaching report into sexual violence in schools, but the Government’s response shows it is not prepared to take the action required to tackle this urgent problem. The Women and…
EVAW is horrified to read today (25 November) the HMIC report on the Metropolitan Police's child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation work which, "found that none of the borough or specialist teams assessed in this inspection was doing a…
School leaders and governors are exposed to legal challenges from girls who are being sexually harassed and abused – Government guidance to schools is also unlawful A leading coalition of UK women’s organisations has today published a report which finds…