No-one can have escaped the recent headlines about sexual harassment in the workplace which has become a high-profile issue nationally and internationally.
A light has been shone on the appalling nature of how some individuals abuse their power, with examples aplenty in the FTSE boardroom, the Hollywood cutting room and the House of Commons tea room.
Unfortunately the classroom is no exception.
Last year, NASUWT undertook a survey which exposed the scale of the harassment and sexual objectification being experienced by teachers.
One in five teachers said they had been sexually harassed at school by a colleague, manager, parent or pupil since becoming a teacher. Nearly a third of those had been subjected to unwanted touching, while two-thirds experienced inappropriate comments about their appearance or body.
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