'Andrew Tate's influence drove a misogyny surge in our schools - this is what we did to tackle it'

The influence of alleged misogynist Andrew Tate sparked “a surge" in similar attitudes in secondary schools in South Ribble - and had to be tackled with targeted action.

- by Post Reporter

Paul Foster, South Ribble MP at his office in Leyland

That was one of the findings of a report by a group of local councillors who have been exploring the degree to which misogyny is a problem in the district - and what can be done about it.

The document, presented to a meeting of South Ribble Borough Council's cabinet, revealed that the “prevalence” of the highly controversial social media personality in recent years drove a spike in “misogyny-related” incidents in schools.

These were concentrated on a period exactly three years ago and prompted the development by school leaders of a “zero tolerance” approach, as well as efforts to educate those who seemed to be in Tate's thrall on a one-to-one basis.

The subject of misogyny was also covered in PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) lessons.