Sexually harassed at school: A teacher's story

MPs are trying to find out how much sexual harassment and sexual violence happens in schools.

Over the next month, they want to hear from pupils and teachers about their experiences.

It follows new research which shows how young people are being affected by the problem.

But it's not just the pupils who can be harassed. Newsbeat's spoken to a teacher who explains what it's like to be the focus of unwanted attention.

We're calling her Emily to protect her identity. She's from the Midlands and says pupils send her messages on social media saying she's sexy.

"It's persistent Facebook requests, Instagram requests and eventually somebody sent me a message saying a few boys thought I was fit," she says.

"It makes you feel uncomfortable.

"People come up to me in corridors and try not to let me past, and they'll talk to me in quite a demeaning way."

Emily says the experiences have affected her teaching.

"While I'm in the classroom, I've been to speak to somebody and you can hear them talking about what I'm wearing or about my legs or the fact they can see my bum through my skirt.

"There's almost an idea with them that it's a compliment and you should be enjoying it and that women like being talked about like that."

Emily says the sex education programme at her school already looks at what consent and rape are.

"It's just a cultural thing of how you treat women. Respect towards women in positions of power and authority needs to be elevated.

"We should teach that as a cultural and citizenship thing as well as sex education."

Report your experiences to the inquiry.

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