Evaluating a whole-school approach to addressing gender-based violence in Scottish secondary schools (Equally Safe at School): a study protocol for a type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.

Introduction: Equally Safe at School (ESAS) is a whole-school intervention to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in secondary school. ESAS comprises self-assessment, student-led action group, two-tier staff training, curriculum enhancement and policy review. Schools set up key activities in Year 1 and embed them in Year 2.