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The GuardianChild Sexual AbuseSchoolsPolice Data

Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales

By Carmen Aguilar García, Sally Weale, Johnny McDevitt · Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT

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Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025 From unwanted touching to rape: the scale of child-on-child abuse in English and Welsh schools Lawyers and campaigners have condemned the “horrifying” scale of child-on-child sexual abuse in schools after a Guardian investigation revealed thousands of sexual offences against under-

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Emotive languageThe adjective frames the issue as shocking, aiming to provoke an emotional response.

Quantitative framingPresents a specific numeric average to convey magnitude, but lacks detail on the range of offences included.

Appeal to authorityCites the Guardian's own analysis as the source of the data, positioning the outlet as an authoritative source.

Selective omissionProvides the average without indicating variance, trends over time, or comparison to other age groups or regions.

Context

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Missing context

The article does not provide context such as how the reported average compares to previous years, how the police define "sexual crime," the proportion of reported incidents that lead to convictions, or any information about school safeguarding measures.

Important context

The figures are based on police records, which may not capture all incidents (under‑reporting) and may include a range of offences from minor touching to rape; the article does not differentiate between these categories.

Opinion vs. reporting

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The piece mixes reporting of police statistics with emotive language (e.g., "horrifying" scale) and unverified claims about the number of rapes, blurring the line between factual reporting and opinion.