Build work around RSE and PSHE
You can use Ofsted's review of sexual abuse in schools to understand more about this topic. (Note: this was published in 2021, but it's still a useful resource).
You can also use our RSHE curriculum audit to identify any gaps in yours.
Use relationships and sex education (RSE) and personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) lessons to start the conversation around what sexism, sexual harassment and harmful sexual behaviour are – our article has examples of child-on-child sexual abuse.
What you cover, the language you use, and how much detail you go into will depend on the age of your pupils. For example, in Key Stage (KS) 1 you might focus on treating each other with respect, whereas in KS2 you might delve a little deeper.
You can help staff recognise incidents of sexism and sexual harassment between pupils with our staff self-assessment tool.