1. Sexual Bullying

2. STARTER ACTIVITY. LOOK AT THE IMAGES AND WRITE DOWN 10 QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM

3. Sexual Bullying All forms of bullying and particularly sexist, homophobic and transphobic bullying can have a specific sexual dimension or a sexual dynamic and it may be physical, verbal or non-verbal/psychological or involve social media. Behaviours may involve suggestive sexual comments or innuendo including offensive comments about sexual reputation; or using sexual language that is designed to subordinate, humiliate or intimidate. Sexual bullying may be referred to as sexual harassment. Adapted from Preventing and responding to sexist, sexual and transphobic bullying, Safe to Learn Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009

4. Girls: While sexual bullying impacts on both genders, girls more often experience sexual harassment and bullying than boys. Girls who have been sexually harassed have reported poor body image, loss of self esteem, anger, isolation, mistrust of the opposite sex, and being uncomfortable when talking about sex. Boys: Boys are most often subject to sexual verbal abuse and being called obscene names. Males who have been sexually harassed have reported difficulties in talking, feeling emotionally hurt, feeling uncomfortable, and experiencing anger and self-hate.

5. Look at the statements and decide whether these never are NEVER, SOMETIMES or ALWAYS sexual bullying – Part 1 1. Commenting on or ‘rating’ someone’s body shape or size 2. Commenting on or ‘rating’ someone’s dress sense or personal appearance 3. Making jokes about sex 4. Making jokes about rape 5. Spreading rumours about someone’s sexual activity 6. Making remarks about someone’s sexual behaviour 7. Calling someone a slapper / slag / ‘Ho’ 8. Calling someone gay/or using the word ‘gay’ to mean sub standard or rubbish 9. Looking at page three of ‘The Sun’ 10. Staring at someone’s body for a long time 11. Pulling up a girl’s skirt or pinging her bra strap 12. Writing graffiti about someone in the toilets

6. Look at the statements and decide whether these never are NEVER, SOMETIMES or ALWAYS sexual bullying – Part 2 13. Telling ‘blond’ jokes 14. Repeating rumours or gossip about someone’s sexual activity or sexual orientation 15. Touching someone’s body 16. Staring at breasts 17. Forcing people to do things on a webcam 18. Sexting 19. Sending sexual images 20. Setting up sites ‘rating’ people’s sexual abilities 21. Making noises such as ‘wolf whistling’ when girls walk by 22. Setting up sites ‘rating’ people’s sexual abilities 23. Making comments about a boy’s trouser ‘bulge’

7. Personal Boundaries might differ from one person to another – What is yours? Split into two groups and form two equal lines. Each student should face another student from the opposite line. Ask a student from one of the lines to take slow steps towards their partner from the opposite line. Then ask the student who is standing still to indicate when they feel their personal space is about to be invaded by shouting ‘Stop!’.

8. http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceD etail.aspx?storyCode=6047843 Use your feelings sheet to explain how you feel about the DVD

9. Now you have watched the DVD complete one of the following tasks Divide the class into 4 groups and give each group a Task Sheet with one of the following headings: TASK 1 What could we as individuals do to challenge sexually bullying behaviour? TASK 2 What could schools do to challenge sexually bullying behaviour? TASK 3 What could the media do to challenge sexually bullying behaviour? TASK 4 Suggest a statement or slogan your school could display to show that the staff and pupils won’t accept sexually bullying behaviour.

11. Do you ever see anything on Facebook that you don’t feel happy with ? There is something that you can do!! 1.Don’t accept that it is part of our culture and there is nothing you can do. Challenge it !! 2.Report the issues to Facebook to get them taken down. Log on to www.facebook.com/reportwww.facebook.com/report 3.If we all do nothing Cyber Bullying and Sexual Bullying will increase and people will suffer. Speak Out for what you believe is wrong.

13. Tick the boxes that represent how you feel about what you have learnt: Yes Not Sure  No  I know the definition of sexual bullying I can name three types of sexual bullying I understand how to find out someone’s personal space I can appreciate how sexual bullying makes someone feel I could give advice to someone on how to deal with sexual bullying PSHE ASSESSMENT- SEXUAL BULLYING FEEDBACK SANDWICH Positive comment= Constructive criticism with explanation of how to improve= Positive comment= FINAL COMMENT What three pieces of information do you feel are the most important that you have learned in this unit? 1. 2. 3.