The updated guidance comes weeks after an investigation by the inspectorate revealed that sexual harassment has become “normalised” in schools.
In a series of recommendations made as part of the report, Ofsted recommended that schools “confront sexual harassment, abuse and violence among children and young people”.
CYP Now looks at what Ofsted’s updated guidance means for schools and colleges and when it will take effect:
What has been added to the guidance?
In line with the updated guidance, inspectors will expect schools and college leaders to assume that sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sexual violence is happening in and around their school, even when there are no specific reports, and to have put in place a whole-school approach to address them, Ofsted has said.
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