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Open Mandate a stand-alone VAWG policy in all secondary schools & colleges in England

Created by Charlotte Lorraine Gannon
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Require all secondary schools and colleges in England to have a mandatory Violence Against Women and Girls policy by September 2027 as a legal requirement, including staff training, incident recording, published data and reporting routes.

We believe girls are being failed. Schools aren’t legally required to have a VAWG policy, record incidents separately, or train staff on misogyny and we feel victims are facing injustice and disadvantage to no fault of their own, in an environment they’re required and entitled to be in. Most schools are not required to track abuse incidents. The Government published a VAWG strategy in December 2025 but set no legal deadline for an explicit policy in schools. Girls deserve enforceable protection, not vague promises.

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