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TEACHERS have called for action on homophobia and rape threats as a survey suggests that more than one in 10 have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year.
Nearly half of teachers surveyed said that they do not feel that their school’s behaviour policy is effective and “fit for purpose,” according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union.
The survey of 8,466 NASUWT members suggests that 13 per cent of teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young
