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Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰

📈 Complaints to Ofsted have risen by 5% in a year, according to new data

📚 The English hubs programme will expand to secondary schools from September, following a successful pilot in primary schools, the DfE has announced

🏫 Nearly 6 in 10 school leaders report that pupils or staff experienced racial harassment in school over the past year, according to research by ASCL

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Today, Louis Theroux has released his new Netflix documentary 'Inside the Manosphere', exploring the rise of online influencers and communities promoting misogynistic and extreme ideas about masculinity.

While these spaces can seem like a distant corner of the internet, they can influence how some boys and young men think about the girls and women in their lives. Research suggests many teachers are increasingly concerned about the impact of online misogyny on pupils and behaviour in schools.

For parents/carers and schools, understanding these influences is an important first step.

To help, we’ve unlocked our factsheet for parents and carers explaining online toxic masculinity, what the ‘manosphere’ is, and how to start conversations with young people about it.

Take a look here 👇

Online toxic masculinity: parent/carer factsheet | The Key Safeguarding Download and share this factsheet with parents/carers to make them aware of the rise of online misogyny and how it might be affecting children.

We analysed 206 Ofsted report cards and patterns are emerging 👀

If you're wondering what this might mean for your next inspection, our analysis breaks it down.

Read our blog here 👇

What schools can learn from Ofsted report cards | The Key We’ve analysed 206 report cards, published on Ofsted’s Find an inspection report website between 12 January and 10 February. Read on to find out what patterns we’ve seen, and what these early insights suggest inspectors may focus on when they inspect your school.