For Schools

In June 2021, Ofsted published its review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges. It reports that sexual harassment has been normalised in schools, and that schools should assume that every student is impacted by it.

More than 90% of girls and 74% of boys said that sexist name-calling happens a lot or sometimes to them or their peers. Nearly 90% of girls and nearly 50% of boys said that being sent explicit pictures or videos of things they did not want to see happens a lot or sometimes to them or their peers. 

The frequency at which these harmful sexual behaviours occur means that children and young people often don't challenge or report them because sexual harassment is considered normal and commonplace.

Ofsted recommends that schools, colleges and multiagency partners act as though sexual harassment is happening even when there are no specific reports. They are looking to see secondary schools make a whole-school response and Dignify is here to help schools achieve that remit.

Our Dignify School Survey is recommended for use in years 10+. There is no explicit content and student participants remain completely anonymous. 

The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and has 7 sections:

1. Social media use
2. Sexual objectification & harassment
3. Sharing nudes
4. Perceptions of pornography
5. Experience of pornography (there is a choice to opt out of this section)
6. Relationships & sex education
7. Wellbeing

Survey preview links can be issued to schools so teachers can familiarise themselves with the content in advance.

Participating schools receive a detailed report of their school's unique results.

Our virtual resources can be used in schools' PSHE lessons and in youth group settings.

Whole School Lesson Pack

Our pack of 21 lessons comprise age-appropriate content for Years 7 to 13. There are 3 lessons for each year: 1 lesson for each of the key themes drawn from Dignify's mission and embodied by our Charter.

1. Championing Healthy Relationships
2. Harmful Impact of Pornography
3. Defying Social Norms and Objectification

The easy-to-follow lesson plans equip teachers to confidently deliver PSHE lessons on topics not ordinarily taught in schools.

Harmful Social Norm – Misogyny

This lesson plan on misogyny was created in response to requests from numerous schools for a resource their teachers could use to address the rising incidence of misogyny they (particularly the female teachers) were experiencing in their classrooms.

The lesson provides a framework for students to critically discuss misogyny, understand how it can cause harm, and realise that they can be part of the solution or problem depending on how they choose to speak and act.