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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Tonge quizzes Hill on Female Genital Mutilation
September 10, 2011 12:12 PM
• [Sep 05] Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat): TO ask Her Majesty's Government what training and guidance is available for teachers and students to make them aware of female genital mutilation, and the law relevant to female genital mutilation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to encourage teachers to raise awareness of female genital mutilation amongst girls in schools; and, if so, how.
Lord Hill of Oareford (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Education; Conservative): Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of abuse and is wholly unacceptable. The Government believe that schools are best placed to assess which materials or strategies might be useful to help raise the awareness of their pupils about particular types of harm such as female genital mutilation. This would include raising awareness among pupils who may themselves be vulnerable to such abuse.
The inter-agency guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) and guidance to schools and FE colleges, Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education (2006), set out how schools and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. These documents include guidance on FGM.
The Department for Education works closely with the Home Office, Department of Health, Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on issues related to FGM. Together we have produced multi-agency guidelines for a broad range of front-line practitioners, including teachers, to help them when working with young people. In addition, the FCO has funded a short film made by young people on FGM and its consequences. This is accompanied by a teachers' resource pack designed to support teachers to deliver a lesson on FGM. This resource will be available for use in secondary schools in September 2011.
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