Assembly resources

Misogyny, Respect and Everyday Choices

A calm, safeguarding-aware assembly on misogyny, respectful school culture, online influence and bystander choices, with a free PowerPoint and script for Years 8-11.

Year group: All years (KS3 and KS4), best suited to Years 8 to 11 Best delivered: After a spike in corridor or group chat incidents, during a year group culture reset, or as part of a wider respect and relationships block Duration: 10 to 12 minutes Tone: Calm, firm, thoughtful, non-preachy.

Not a lecture.

Not a shame session.

What you need Slides (14 included): - Slide 1: Title.

Head of Year branding. - Slide 2: Culture, not blame.

A calm frame for the conversation. - Slide 3: This is not rare.

Three carefully sourced statistics. - Slide 4: What misogyny can look like in school.

Four recognisable settings. - Slide 5: The joke test.

Three questions students can apply. - Slide 6: Online influence and group chats.

Anonymous framing. - Slide 7: Confidence is not disrespect.

A clear comparison. - Slide 8: The hidden cost.

How students and the wider year group adapt. - Slide 9: What bystanders can do.

Four small actions. - Slide 10: What to do if it happens to you.

Support routes. - Slide 11: What we expect here.

Three clear standards. - Slide 12: Closing reflection.

One question held on screen. - Slide 13: Tutor-time follow-up for staff. - Slide 14: Staff notes, safeguarding reminders and sources.

Optional imagery (Head of Year to source if desired): - Slide 2: Clean typographic layout.

No image needed. - Slide 4: A neutral phone-on-desk image to connect the corridor, classroom, group-chat and tutor-time examples. - Slide 6: A phone showing a generic group chat with no identifiable names or harmful language. - Slide 8: A quiet school corridor that supports the idea that the cost is often hidden. - Slide 9: A neutral desk or phone image that supports the four bystander choices.