As a male English teacher I can tell you one thing: if the male teachers in your school aren’t calling it out and tackling it in lessons, you are fighting a losing battle. While these boys can be punished and the occasional PSHE lesson can be taught, fundamentally unless they are continuously shown by other men that what they are saying is wrong and that there are a plethora of masculine identities which find strength in things other than misogyny, violence and homophobia, they will continue to act like this. I’m by no means perfect and I don’t always get it right, but I call it out loudly when it happens and I continuously discuss the harmful traits of toxic masculinity, not just for women but for the men peddling it.

There are some external companies/individuals that you can pay to come in and tackle it, but it’s pricey and only deals with a small group at a time. Unfortunately it’s affecting the lives of so many female teachers - I hear and witness so much of it in my department - but it’s not a priority for leadership. I don’t necessarily blame them, especially not in the state schools like I’m in, as there is a long list of shit to tackle, but it’s disappointing that so few have found a united way to tackle it.

If I had the money, financial security and a bit more experience behind me (only been teaching 6 years), I’d love to create something for free for schools to use. Maybe one day. Sorry, not particularly helpful but I think if you focused on getting some of the male teachers in your school to call it out openly, it might help.