UK: Boys aged 11 to be sent on anti-misogyny courses

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'Boys as young as 11 will be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls, under government plans.

Pupils who show harmful behaviour will be signed up to “behaviour change programmes” in schools. The courses will be “focused on challenging deep-rooted misogynist influences”.

Sir Keir Starmer said “every parent should be able to trust that their daughter is safe at school, online and in her relationships” as the government announced its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls.

Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, pledged to “deploy the full power of the state to introduce the largest crackdown to stop violence perpetrated against women and girls”.

The programmes could cover image-based abuse, peer pressure, coercive behaviour, online harassment and stalking, and the fact that pornography does not reflect real relationships.

The sessions would be led by teachers or external providers alongside normal lessons, and are due to be piloted in secondary schools. There is the option to extend the courses to primaries.'