Alban Education are delighted to offer this new session, ‘Understanding and addressing Misogyny in schools,’ in partnership with Links Multi Academy Trust.
This session will take place on Tuesday, 13th May (moved from 6th May) from 4pm to 5.30pm at Sandringham School.
Misogyny in schools can take many forms, and addressing it requires both understanding its roots and implementing solutions at various levels—individual, school-wide, and even at the societal level.
Misogyny is a deep-rooted societal issue and often intertwines with other forms of discrimination, such as racism or classism. Its effects can be seen in many aspects of daily life, however we are now seeing its impact in school.
You can’t read a paper or watch the news without hearing about misogyny, incels or toxic masculinity. How can we manage this in a school environment, how can we make sense of this and address what we are seeing?
Addressing misogyny in schools is not a quick fix; it’s an ongoing process that requires concerted effort from teachers, students, parents, and the wider community. A school environment that fosters respect, equality, and inclusivity can help challenge and eventually reduce misogynistic attitudes and behaviours.
Any school booking delegates for all 3 of the following sessions: Understanding and addressing Misogyny in schools, Healthy and Toxic relationships & Empowering young people, De-escalation in schools will be charged at the discounted rate of £20 for all three for one delegate.
Meet the facilitators
Links Academy Trust
Fiona Haynes, Outreach Manager
Fiona’s career started in television where she was employed by Yorkshire Television as a video editor for 15 years. She worked for the News, Documentary and Drama Departments.
Following a move to Hertfordshire in 1998, Fiona changed career to work in schools. She was employed by Sandringham School supporting the Media Department, then moved to the Links Academy teaching Media and managing the network. Since then, she has set up and managed an Inclusion Centre within a school in Hemel Hempstead, worked for the Local Authority as an Integration Officer and now manages the Outreach Team at the Links Academy supporting secondary schools across Welwyn, Hatfield, Hertsmere, St Albans and Harpenden with managing behaviour.
Tracy Backhouse, Higher Level Outreach Worker
Tracy Backhouse began her career in HR leading on several programmes at British Telecom, namely their Graduate Recruitment programme, Fastrack leadership programme and BT’s Apprenticeship programme where she also completed her MSc in HR Management and gained her CIPD.
After 15 years with BT, Tracy joined a Law firm as their HR Business Partner managing a team of 18 across offices in St Albans and the City where she was responsible for developing and delivering HR initiatives in line with the firms’ objectives. Alongside this, Tracy designed and introduced a staff mental health programme, to support employee’s well-being.
Tracy began studying for her diploma in Psychotherapeutic counselling in 2019 accruing over 100 clinical hours as a bereavement counsellor for the charity Cruse, whom she still volunteers for on a weekly basis.
Tracy joined Links Academy in January 2022, working on site at Hixberry as Pastoral Leader with responsibility for behaviour and as a Deputy DSL for safeguarding. In April 2023, Tracy joined Fiona in the Outreach team supporting young people who are experiencing social, emotional, mental health and behaviour difficulties across Secondary schools in St Albans and Harpenden. This includes:
- 1-1 support
- Group work
- Staff training
- Reintegration support
- Managed move support
- Signposting and advice & strategies
