Question reference: S6W-01496
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00743 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 June 2021, what its response is to the campaign, Everyone's Invited, which encourages survivors to share their stories anonymously online, naming 120 schools in Scotland in connection with allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Answer
The significant work already underway in relation to this issue in Scotland, as outlined in S6W-00743, is a broader approach than suggested by the Ofsted review. The ongoing work across schools as well as the further and higher education sectors is designed to help tackle sexual harassment and gender based violence. This is part of our wider Equally Safe work to eradicate violence against women and girls.
The Everyone’s Invited suggested approach of ensuring all schools are enabled to prevent and respond effectively to sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviours is the correct approach, and one which the Scottish Government has been pursuing for some time.