As part of its launch of a new toolkit for schools, the Be Real campaign has released the results of a survey of secondary school students that finds more than half of young people worry regularly about how they look, but that three quarters who have had education about body confidence as part of the curriculum feel more confident about themselves as a result. Other findings include:
- Four in five young people surveyed (79%) said that how they look is important to them
- Almost three in five respondents (57%) have or would consider going on a diet to change the way they look
- One in 10 (10%) would consider having cosmetic surgery to change the way they look
- Almost a fifth of teachers (18%) surveyed said they did not feel confident talking about body confidence with their pupils
Article provided by Children England.
To find out more visit the Be Real website.