We are joined again by Jon Bull, CEO, and founder of The Dog, Duck and Cat Trust who provides stories and resources for schools and parents to help support their children to learn about staying safe, in a way that is fun and age a, in their day to day lives and in their local community. DDC have been working closely with partners including West Midlands Police to support a new project focusing on young people’s education around Equality, Responsibility and friendship referred to as the ERF Project.
Since March 2020, thousands of young people have shared their experiences of sexual harassment via the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ project. This was an online platform where young people described growing up in a world of online and offline harassment. This has meant that organisations, including the Government and Ofsted, have been working together to bring about much needed change.
Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges revealed how prevalent sexual harassment and online sexual abuse is for children and young people in education settings, particularly for girls and young women. In fact, the review concluded that the issues are so widespread that they need to be addressed by all schools, regardless of what type, phase or age of pupils.
The Equality, Responsibility and Friendship (ERF) project was developed as a response to some of these issues, and in order to help primary schools to address related themes with pupils in an age-appropriate way via the curriculum. You can find out more https://www.dogduckandcat.co.uk/
