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sir keir starmerThe government is here to tackle misogyny. Toxic influencers like Andrew Tate Follow up with essential lessons on healthy relations For all secondary school students.
The major £36million strategy will finally be unveiled on Thursday – 18 months after Labour’s election manifesto promised to halve it. violence against women and girls (wag wag) within a decade.
will look at the strategy secondary school teacher Expertly trained to talk boys And girls will be included in special programs about issues such as consent, and children who show harmful behavior to their parents, siblings or during relationships.
The much-anticipated plans will focus on tackling the root causes of abuse, and the latest figures show that almost 40 per cent teenagers are victims of abuse in relationships, while more than 40 percent of young men have a positive view of Tate.
sir keer Said: “Every parent needs to have confidence that their daughter is safe at school, online and in their relationships.
“But too often, toxic ideas are quickly taking hold and going unchallenged. This government is taking swift action to stop the damage before it starts – supporting teachers, calling out misogyny, and intervening when warning signs appear.
“This is about protecting girls and advancing education and interaction with boys and young people, which is our responsibility to the next generation and this government will deliver on that.”
It follows repeated calls by Independent for strategies to deal with these issues, as well as for us Brick to Brick Campaignwhich was supported by the Prime Minister Build two safe houses for women Those who have been victims of domestic abuse.
Sir Keir said at the time: “I am very pleased to support IndependentBrick by Brick campaign to support victims of domestic abuse. “I not only support the campaign, but I want the campaign to continue and grow bigger.”
Under Labour’s latest initiative, all secondary schools in England will teach pupils about healthy relationships, following concerns about the influence of self-described “misogynistic” influencers. like tateWho attract youth by pushing an agenda characterized by toxic masculinity.
A new helpline will also be set up for teenagers to get support about concerns about their own behavior in relationships.
Campaign groups including Refuge have indicated they will focus on the details of the long-awaited plan to ensure the flagship policy lives up to its billing and provides needed funding.
Measures already announced as part of the cross-government strategy include specialist rape and sexual crime investigators for every police force, better support through the NHS for people who have experienced abuse and a £19 million funding boost for councils to provide safe housing for survivors of domestic abuse.
The latest measures to educate children are backed by a £20m package, with £16m invested by the Government, which is working with philanthropists on an innovation fund.
Responding to the announcements made so far about the strategy, Dame Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, said the commitments “do not go far enough” to start a decline in the number of people experiencing abuse.
He said: “Today’s strategy rightly recognizes the scale of this challenge and the need to address the misogynistic attitudes that underpin it, but the level of investment required to achieve this falls seriously short.”
Dame Nicole also said that overburdened schools were not being equipped with the infrastructure needed to protect children who were victims of domestic abuse.
Schools taking part in the pilot scheme will be chosen next year, with ministers aiming to teach healthy relationships in all secondary schools by the end of this Parliament.
It comes as research conducted by the Department for Education found that 70 per cent of secondary school teachers surveyed said their school actively dealt with sexual violence and/or harassment among children.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “Having spent years working in a shelter for women experiencing domestic abuse, I know how much early intervention can change lives. We cannot simply react to harm after it has happened; we must give young people the understanding and tools they need, before their attitudes turn into harm.”
Police and social services will also be given new guidance on teenage relationships to help tackle abuse, and a focus will be placed on the legal framework for domestic abuse to address teenagers’ experiences.
Sir Keir vowed to look into whether young people should be recognized as domestic abuse victims after the murder of 15-year-old Holly Newton by her stalker ex-boyfriend in Hexham, Northumberland in January 2023.
VAWG Minister Jess Phillips said: “For too long, the scale of violence against women and girls in our country has been taken for granted as a fact of life. I have strong confidence that our unprecedented strategy will stop women and girls from truly being harmed.
“From today, it will deploy the full power of the state to launch the biggest action to stop violence against women and girls in British history.”