The guidance points out that at the heart of most domestic violence are attitudes towards women and girls that regard them as inferior to men and boys. So naturally enough there is emphasis on schools' work on gender stereotypes, on mutual respect in relationships, and on challenging the condoning of domestic violence.
There are suggestions for work on school culture and the prevention of bullying. The advice, Silence is Not Always Golden, covers work on homophobic and racist abuse, as well as sexist bullying.
Faced with all this, what did the Mirror come up with? "Kids ban on Vicky swearing". In case that didn't mean much, it was explained in the opening sentence. "Schools are clamping down on sexist swear words used by real life Vicky Pollards." For those who were still none the wiser, the Mirror explained: "The teenage slob from BBC's Little Britain is famous for calling her mates 'slag' and 'lezzie'."
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