Misogyny in Education Training

This short, introductory course raises awareness of misogyny. It helps you to identify misogynistic behaviour in children and young people, and provides support in tackling those behaviours appropriately. Designed for anyone who works with children and young people the course includes a CPD approved downloadable certificate on completion.

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Course Overview

Format

  • Introductory Course
  • 20-25 Minutes
  • Online Study
  • Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

  • 1 CPD Hour
  • CPD Certified

Course description

Misogynistic behaviour is sadly on the rise with research saying 64% of teachers in mixed-sex secondary schools hear sexist language in school on at least a weekly basis. A quarter (27%) of secondary school teachers say they would not feel confident tackling a sexist incident if they experienced or witnessed it in school.

This online Misogyny Awareness course provides you with the knowledge you need to identify and tackle misogynistic behaviour in children and young people.

Sexism and misogyny have damaging effects on young girls. It’s not just the mental burden of experiencing derogatory comments in-the-moment, but also the long-term impact it can have on their wellbeing, behaviours and life choices. Misogyny simply shouldn’t have a place in the lives of young people. As responsible adults, we need to identify and tackle these behaviours so that we can mitigate or prevent the harm that can be caused. 

Whether you work in a school, college, pre-school, youth group or childcare setting, this course can help you identify the comments and behaviours that are misogynistic, and gives you practical tips on how you can address them effectively and respectfully.

What's covered in this Misogyny Awareness course?

Our course covers a variety of topics, take a look at the table below to find out more.

ModuleWhat it includes
An Introduction to Misogyny AwarenessThe opening section of the course provides an introduction to the topic, explains the learning outcomes of the training. It also looks at common terms around the topic and their definitions and where misogynistic attitudes come from.
What does misogynistic behaviou look like?The second part of the training looks at the impact of misogyny and provides stats, facts and scenarios to show this in a visual way. There are also several interactive knowledge checks and videos and explain different forms of misogyny to help you identify misogynistic behaviours.
Tackling sexism and misogynyHere we explain what you should do if you hear or experience misogynistic behaviour with interactive knowledge checks and features within the course. We also list several practical steps to tackle these attitudes and behaviours.

Who is this course for?

This Misogyny Awareness course is for anyone who works with Children and Young People regularly or on an ad-hoc basis.

The Misogyny Awareness training will provide those working in settings with Children and Young People with valuable knowledge, tips and techniques to address misogynistic behaviour.

Testing and certification

At the end of the course, there is a test consisting of 15 multiple choice questions, for which a pass mark of at least 75% is required. Learners can have as many as six attempts at the test at no extra cost, and further tries can be arranged by contacting the Virtual College team.

After achieving a pass mark of 75%, learners will be able to download and print a CPD approved Virtual College certificate for their records.

Course duration

The Misogyny Awareness course should take 20-25 minutes to complete, but this depends on how quickly you absorb the study material.

Progress is recorded throughout by the Virtual College Learning Management System, meaning you can take as long as you need to work your way through the course.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this misogyny training course.

Want to know more?

We offer a wide range of online courses on the topics of safeguarding and equality, diversity and inclusion, including:

You will learn

  • An explanation of what misogyny is and why it’s important
  • Discussion of the consequences of misogynistic behaviour on young girls and women
  • Identifying ways misogyny can be manifested
  • Describing easy and practical ways that you can address or tackle misogynistic behaviour, if you come across it

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • This course is for anyone who works with children and young people
  • Teachers
  • Teaching Assistants
  • Tutors
  • Pastoral Officers
  • Social Workers
  • Childminders and Childcare Providers
  • Youth Group Leaders

Legislation

This course is a topic linked to Safeguarding and Discrimination: Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Equality Act.  

Read our full article on Misogyny here.

How the online courses work

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    If you are not 100% satisfied with your course then we offer a 30-day, no hassle money-back guarantee. To request a refund, you should email our learner support team with your receipt stating why you would like to be reimbursed. You, or your learners, must not have completed the training in order to make a valid refund claim. Any claim made after the training has been completed will be invalidated.

  • Take the course

    This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.

    The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.

  • Your Certificate

    Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.

    If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.