Source: Teachers union warns of ‘masculinity crisis’ brewing in schools – BBC News
A teaching union has warned that a “masculinity crisis is brewing” in UK schools after almost a quarter of female teachers it surveyed reported that they have been subject to misogynistic abuse from a pupil in the last year.
It is the fourth year in a row that NASUWT has surveyed a rise in teachers reporting misogyny from pupils – up to 23.4% from 17.4% in 2023.
One teacher described the misogyny as “traumatising”, while others said it leaves them feeling “humiliated” and “violated”.
Matt Wrack, NASUWT’s general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a “ticking time bomb” and male students need to be helped before “it is too late”.
Wrack said: “We have a masculinity crisis brewing in our schools. Teachers desperately need increased support to deal with this new frontier of behaviour management.”
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