Step Up, Speak Up! A campaign toolkit to address online sexual harassment amongst young people (13–17)
Tuesday 19th March 2019
Launched this month, The Step Up, Speak Up! Teaching Toolkit is a practical, interactive and scenario-based resource which addresses the issue of online sexual harassment amongst 13-17 year olds.
It is comprised of 4 lesson plans with accompanying films, an audio story, workshops and an assembly presentation.
The following guidance and training resources have been developed to provide professionals who work with young people practical tips and advice on understanding, preventing and responding to online sexual harassment in educational settings.
These can be found here.
Childnet, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, has launched educational resources as part of Project deSHAME. These resources aim to increase reporting of online sexual harassment among children and improve multi-sector cooperation in preventing and responding to this behaviour.
The resources are launched at a moment when government policy is looking to address the online issues young people are facing, with the upcoming DCMS and Home Office Online Harms White Paper soon to be published. The Department of Education have also released their statutory guidance on Relationship and Sex Education which will be mandatory for all schools from September 2020.
Information on harmful sexual behaviour can be found here
