UK Feminista

UK Feminista’s Director, Nina Humphries, spoke to BBC Politics South East this weekend about the need for Government action to ensure all schools and colleges are taking whole school approaches to prevent sexism and sexual harassment.   The programme showcased Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's On My Way campaign – a fantastic example of whole school action where the impact has extended far beyond the school gates. The school received a Gold UK Feminista Action Award this year in recognition of its impact.   📺 Watch the full BBC coverage: https://lnkd.in/eEEGZhvS   📚 Read about Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School's work and find out how your school or college can get involved with the UK Feminista Action Award scheme: https://lnkd.in/ewcZ2Fxc   ✉️ Take action by writing to your MP, calling on them to back whole school approaches to prevent sexism and sexual harassment: https://lnkd.in/eWUmg8Zf   Venice Fielding Purna Sen Olivia Dickinson Hannah Shead Liz Speight Tania P M Ghosh Lucy Snow Katie Marchant Rosie Duffield MP Laura Trott MBE

UK Feminista was pleased to attend Shout Out UK's parliamentary event this week on tackling online misogyny and contribute to the discussion on the systemic changes urgently needed to prevent sexism and violence against women and girls as part of a whole of society approach - from prevention action in schools to holding online companies accountable. It is crucial that this includes whole school approaches that challenge sexism and promote equality across the polices, practices and culture of school communities. Learn more about UK Feminista’s support for schools and colleges on taking a whole school approach to preventing sexism and sexual harassment: https://lnkd.in/dCGJG-qa Jess Asato MP Matteo Bergamini MBE Amelia Fairney Eline Yara Jeanné Alex Murray Evie Hastings Lili Young Liz Speight Olivia Dickinson

A lot of people talk about tackling misogyny against girls. UK Feminista are actually helping schools and teachers to do the work. A wonderful project to support.

📚 Teacher training from UK Feminista: equip your staff with the knowledge and confidence to tackle sexism. Creating a safer, more equal learning environment requires more than isolated interventions. It requires a whole school approach. UK Feminista's training equips education staff with the knowledge, skills and confidence to: ✅ Understand the impact of sexism and sexual harassment on students and staff  ✅ Challenge sexist language, sexual harassment and gender stereotyping with confidence  ✅ Develop a whole school approach to tackling sexism  ✅ Meet inspectorate and legal requirements  ✅ Identify practical actions to take in your setting We offer flexible training options to suit your needs, including:  🔹 Live online and in-person staff training  🔹 A free online teacher training course, used by over 550 schools and colleges and 100 Initial Teacher Training providers  🔹 A suite of training films narrated by the wonderful broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed   💬 Recent participants have described the live training as "very informative and interactive", with a "good balance between delivering information and group tasks". They particularly valued the opportunity to explore stereotypes and gender roles in a classroom context, alongside the trainer's "honest and open-minded approach". Find out more about our training packages 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGtCbj3y

UK Feminista was pleased to sign this letter to the Prime Minister - calling for urgent action to stop sexual violence in schools and colleges ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dePPvDY5 Thank you to End Violence Against Women Coalition for coordinating it. The letter follows The Guardian's investigation which found that at least 1,700 sexual offences in schools against children aged under 13 are reported to police each year.   📕 Almost a decade ago, landmark research by UK Feminista and the National Education Union exposed the scale of sexual harassment and abuse in UK schools. Our 2024 joint survey with Unison provided further evidence that sexual harassment is widespread in the education system - with school and college staff also experiencing it. We should not still be having to ask the Prime Minister to act. We need system-wide change, now.   📒 Our recent System Change report shows what needs to happen: Government, inspectorates and individual schools & colleges must all work together to embed a 'Whole School Approach' to preventing sexism and sexual violence. One-off workshops or single lessons are not enough. We need long-term, school-wide action to make schools & colleges safe for girls. (Read our report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2Scf_tf)   📢 Add your voice now by emailing your MP and urging them to act 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWUmg8Zf Purna Sen Hannah Shead Olivia Dickinson Andrea West Venice Fielding Tania P M Ghosh Liz Speight Lucy Snow Amy Murtagh Kat Banyard Scarlet Harris Annie Poland Joanna Parry

🙏 Thank you to Carol Mochan MSP - who has questioned Scotland's First Minister about why websites advertising prostitution are being allowed to profit from industrial-scale sexual exploitation in plain sight - despite being illegal. This follows an event we held with Carol Mochan MSP and Tracy Gilbert MP in the Scottish Parliament last week. ⚖️ While we are pleased to see the First Minister recognise the exploitation on these platforms, the suggestion that it is a lack of regulation that is blocking action against them is unfounded. Pimping websites are already illegal in Scotland. The problem is these laws are not being enforced. Police Scotland must take urgent action to enforce Scotland's laws against sexual exploitation.

📣Write to your MP today and take action against sexual harassment in schools! Sexism and sexual harassment remain commonplace in schools and colleges across the UK. Yet too many education settings lack the support, resources and accountability they need to tackle the problem effectively. That's why UK Feminista is calling on the Government to take stronger action. By using our quick and easy letter-writing tool, you can ask your MP to support system change. Ask them to call for: ✅ National tracking of sexism and sexual harassment in education   ✅ Greater support and resources for schools and colleges   ✅ Stronger accountability for implementing whole school approaches It only takes a few minutes, but together our voices can help create lasting change. 🖋️ Write to your MP today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWUmg8Zf #UKFeminista #EndSexismInSchools

📢 Scotland's criminal justice system must hold websites advertising prostitution accountable for facilitating sex trafficking and sexual exploitation: that was the message of an event UK Feminista was honoured to co-organise in the Scottish Parliament last week. 💬 Hosted by Carol Mochan MSP, there were powerful contributions from Tracy Gilbert MP, Vice Chair of the APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation; Diane Robertson Martin CBE, Chair of A Model For Scotland; Eleanor Lyons, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner; and Kat Banyard, UK Feminista's Head of Programme on commercial sexual exploitation. 💻 Websites advertising prostitution have long been recognised as a key facilitator of sex trafficking in the UK. Yet in Scotland - they shouldn't have been operating in the first place. Trading in the prostitution of another person is a crime under Part 1, Section 11 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 – online and offline. Additionally, under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, facilitating the transportation of a person who is subject to someone aiding, abetting or compelling their prostitution is human trafficking - a crime that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Speakers highlighted how websites advertising sexual exploitation in Scotland are flouting both of these laws. ⚖️ It is vital that Scotland's criminal justice system holds the website operators to account - and finally delivers justice to victims of sex trafficking. 👉 Read more about the event on our website https://lnkd.in/eUER5kif Police Scotland Adam Wilson Kiana Greenan The Scottish Women's Convention linda thompson Dr. Jacci Stoyle Simita Kumar Bronagh Andrew Neil Gray Kirsten Oswald Tonia Antoniazzi MP Kirsteen Sullivan Tim Cairns Elly Hanson Naomi Miles Sarah Green Purna Sen Lauren Agnew Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

📚 Back to school: Free resources to tackle sexism Looking for practical ways to strengthen your whole-school approach to stopping sexism and sexual harassment this academic year? UK Feminista's online resource hub contains tools, guidance and activities to support schools and colleges. It includes: ✅ Online training ✅ Activity plans  ✅ Classroom posters  ✅ Case studies  ✅ Research ✅ Resources for education staff, students and parents & carers Whether you're just getting started or building on existing work, our resource hub is here to support you. Explore the hub 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEFZKaWq

📢 Calling all schools and colleges! The new academic year is an opportunity to reflect on how your school or college can create a safer and more equal learning environment for all students. Taking the UK Feminista: Action Pledge demonstrates your school or college's commitment to taking whole school approach action to prevent sexism and sexual harassment. By taking the Action Pledge, your school or college will join settings across the UK that are committed to:  ✅ Preventing and responding to sexism and sexual harassment  ✅ Making education settings fairer and safer spaces  ✅ Engaging staff, students, parents and carers in lasting change  ✅ Building a comprehensive whole school or college approach Schools and colleges that take the Action Pledge become eligible to apply for the UK Feminista Action Award, a national awards programme recognising and rewarding action to combat sexism and sexual harassment. Take the Action Pledge today 👉  https://lnkd.in/eHf9uyDW