At a time when teachers, school leaders and school support staff are under more pressure than ever from increasingly complex student needs, unsustainable workloads, the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and escalating rates of gendered violence, some political figures have chosen to spread disinformation and disrespect.
Read full details here IEU Speaks on attacks against the teaching profession
Recognising the threat posed by gendered violence and conducting consent and respectful relationships education in schools is not “anti-boy”. It is a way forward to a society that values all its members and does not produce young people who speak and act in ways that disrespect women, minorities and others in our community, whether they are teachers or not.