Girls’ Safety and Public Harassment Awareness KS3

A detailed and sensitive KS3 PSHE lesson and assembly focused on girls’ safety, public harassment, bystander action, reporting and safer communities.

This resource helps pupils understand what public harassment is, why it is harmful, how it can affect someone’s confidence and freedom, and how pupils can respond safely without blaming the person being targeted. The lesson is designed to be clear, age-appropriate and empowering, with a strong focus on respect, responsibility and practical bystander choices.

What’s included

• Complete KS3 PowerPoint lesson / assembly
• Ground rules for safe discussion
• Clear explanation of public harassment
• Compliment vs harassment discussion
• Victim-blaming explanation and activity
• Hidden impact / iceberg task
• Walking home scenario
• Bus stop scenario
• Bystander types explained
• 5D Bystander Model
• Bystander practice cards
• Online harassment section
• Safe challenge sentence stems
• Role of boys and men discussion
• Peer pressure and status reflection
• Reporting is not snitching slide
• What to do if it happens to you
• What adults should do
• Safety without blame guidance
• Myth or truth quiz
• Moral compass discussion
• Safer school route campaign task
• Exit ticket
• Respect and safety pledge

Perfect for

• KS3 PSHE lessons
• RSE / RSHE lessons
• Secondary assemblies
• Girls’ safety awareness
• Public harassment awareness
• Street harassment discussions
• Safeguarding lessons
• Respect and consent education
• Bystander intervention teaching
• Tutor time
• Whole-school culture work
• Anti-bullying and behaviour work

Key learning

Students will learn:

• what public harassment means
• why harassment is never the fault of the person targeted
• the difference between a compliment and harassment
• how words, actions and online behaviour can cause harm
• why public spaces should feel safe for everyone
• how harassment can affect freedom, confidence and wellbeing
• what victim-blaming is and why it is harmful
• how bystanders can help safely
• how to use the 5D Bystander Model
• why reporting is not snitching
• how boys and men can be positive allies
• how peer pressure can normalise harmful behaviour
• where to get help from trusted adults

Activities included

• Opening reflection: What does it mean to feel safe in public?
• Compliment, harassment or depends thumbs vote
• Discussion on behaviours dismissed as “banter”
• Hidden impact iceberg task
• Victim-blaming question rewrite
• Walking home scenario analysis
• Bus stop scenario discussion
• Bystander role identification
• 5D Bystander Model activity
• Bystander practice cards
• Safe language challenge task
• Positive masculinity discussion
• Peer pressure reflection
• Myth or truth quiz
• Moral compass discussion
• Safer school route poster / campaign task
• Exit ticket reflection
• Respect and safety pledge