Management Information Sheet
Tackling sexual violence and harassment - support for schools and colleges
In response to the Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, colleagues from the Education Safeguarding Team, Education Inclusion & Opportunity and the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Team have been working in collaboration to provide an offer of support, guidance and training to education settings.
A series of webinars have been developed in line with the learning from the Ofsted review and the resultant changes in national guidance and the Ofsted inspection framework.
Webinar 1: Tackling Sexual Violence and Harassment in Education Settings - Learning from the Ofsted Thematic Review
Thursday 7 October, 11:30am to 12:30pm
Delivered by Kelly Waters; Senior Safeguarding Adviser
This session will focus on the implication of the Ofsted review, providing practical advice for DSLs and other senior leaders to be able to:
- Identify and explain the findings of the Ofsted thematic review
- Describe and explain whole school approaches to tackling sexual violence and harassment
- Identify key questions and tools to support schools and colleges with implementing a whole school approach to tackling sexual violence and harassment
Webinar 2: RSHE: Preventing Sexual Harassment in Schools
Wednesday 13 October 3:45pm to 4:45pm
Delivered by Josie Rayner-Wells; Senior Adviser, Inclusion
This informative and interactive webinar will support DSLs and those with responsibility for leading and teaching RSHE to:
- Understand the pivotal role of RSHE in being proactive and responsive to the challenge of sexual harassment in schools
- Have clarity of the RSHE Guidance requirements
- Be supported to plan a spiral, developmental RSHE curriculum that addresses contributing factors to sexual harassment
Webinar 3: Identifying and Addressing Harmful Sexual Behaviour in an Education Context
Thursday 4 November 2021, 10:30am to 12:30 pm
OR
Friday 12 November 2021, 10:00am to 12pm
Delivered by Richard Hinton or Francesca Burgess, Harmful Sexual Behaviour Team
By the end of this webinar, participants should:
- Understand the role of education providers in identifying, managing and reducing the risk of HSB in children and young people (CYP)
- Understand how to effectively manage the risk of HSB in education settings through the use of targeted and environmental risk assessments
- Understand how to communicate and work effectively with parents and carers of children and young people with HSB
- Begin to reflect on creating an environment in an education setting that encourages healthy sexual relationships and development
Booking
Booking is through Eventbrite; please use the links below:
| Webinar | Booking closes |
|---|---|
| Webinar 1 - 7 October (morning) | 3pm on 5 October 2021 |
| Webinar 2 - 13 October (afternoon) | 3pm on 8 October 2021 |
| Webinar 3 option 1 - 4 November (morning) | 12 noon on 2 November 2021 |
| Webinar 3 option 2 - 12 November (morning) | 12 noon on 10 November 2021 |
You will receive the Zoom link the day before the webinar via email.
If you do not receive the link or have any further questions about the webinars, please email cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
To compliment the training, we will also be publishing a checklist for practice to support settings to assess their response to sexual violence and harassment to identify any areas for development.
Contacts
If you wish to discuss the issues raised in the report further, please contact the Education Safeguarding Team at cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
If you would like further information about Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB), please visit the Norfolk HSB website. You can request a consultation for individuals displaying HSB via the inbox: HSBproject@norfolk.gov.uk.
For advice regarding the RSHE curriculum, please email the Inclusion and SEND mailbox at inclusionandsend@norfolk.gov.uk.