Schools and safeguarding
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Bridget Phillipson’s final trans guidance will embolden ‘activist parents’ who want their children to transition, campaigners fear
“Given the potential for harmful physical and medical interventions such as breast-binding and unregulated hormone prescriptions sourced online, trans identification should always be... - Maya Forstater
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Schools won’t have to tell parents if child questions gender
“ clearly states that no school is permitted to record any child as the opposite sex or to allow any child... - Maya Forstater
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Teachers won’t have to tell parents if child wants to change gender
“It is deeply concerning that it also says there is ‘no reason’ for schools to tell parents if their child raises gender-related issues... - Maya Forstater
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The transgender burlesque dancer tasked with shaping the future of the Girl Guides – and the zealots who STILL won’t accept them restricting membership to biological women
“Any honest consideration of whether Paula Southin is fit to be in a position of authority within Girlguiding, given these provocative materials, has... - Helen Joyce
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Pro-trans messaging shoehorned into GCSE Spanish lessons
“Pearson strikes again with material that presents trans activism as virtuous to students.” - Helen Joyce
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EU intervening Hungary-style on trans matters ‘now less likely’ after Windsor Framework judgment
“The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland needs to do its job and declare that the only lawful way to provide single-sex spaces, services... - Fiona McAnena
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GCSE pupils taught it is their civic duty not to offend anyone
“...suggesting that single sex toilets for women and men are a form of discrimination and inequality. Separate sex facilities are the exact opposite:... - Maya Forstater
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Girl Guides switch to Scouts amid trans row
“Girlguiding is learning the hard way that there is no easy path back from pretending that men and boys could be female.” - Maya Forstater
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Children need honesty and boundaries | Helen Joyce on Talk TV
Helen Joyce joins Mark Dolan to talk about Girlguiding facing legal action over delaying a return to female-only membership. Girlguiding has recently announc...
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Girl Guides facing legal action for delaying trans ban
“This policy was always obviously dangerous, and is now undeniably unlawful too. Girlguiding UK must mitigate these risks with interim policies that ensure... - Maya Forstater
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Girlguiding bans boys | Helen Joyce on LBC
Helen Joyce speaks to Henry Riley at LBC about Girlguiding giving trans-identifying boys until September to leave the organisation.The return to a female-onl...
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Girlguiding makes the right choice | Fiona McAnena on GB News
Fiona McAnena joins Charlie Peters on GB News to discuss Girlguiding’s decision requiring trans-identifying boys to leave by September this year. Many childr...
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Girlguiding tells trans members they must leave by September
“This news will come as a relief to many girls and their parents, who greatly value single-sex provision.” - Helen Joyce
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Girlguiding to force trans members out after summer holidays
“This shameful episode of harming children in the name of ‘inclusion’ went on for far too long, but at least it is now... - Helen Joyce
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Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September
“This news will come as a relief to many girls and their parents, who greatly value single-sex provision.” - Helen Joyce
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Girlguiding gives trans girls and women until September to leave
“It’s important to remember that it will be distressing for the boys who were wrongly told by the adults around them that claiming... - Helen Joyce
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Transgender girls must leave the Guides by September as membership is now ‘restricted’ to those born female
“This shameful episode of harming children in the name of ‘inclusion’ went on for far too long, but at least it is now... - Helen Joyce
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Uniform “experimenting” in schools | Maya Forstater on Talk TV
Maya Forstater joins Julia Hartley-Brewer on TalkTV to discuss Bridget Phillipson’s recent comments about children experimenting with school uniforms.The con...
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Children “experimenting” with uniforms | Fiona McAnena on Talk TV
Fiona McAnena joins Kevin O'Sullivan on Talk TV to discuss Bridget Phillipson’s recent comments about children experimenting with school uniforms.The convers...
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‘Gender guidance could drive wedges between schools and parents’ – Tory peer
“Schools are still being left with the idea that they can facilitate ‘social transition’ – which remains undefined – and that they should... - Maya Forstater
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Pupils able to change their gender at school
“It should be clear by now that allowing children and parents to think that a child who starts their education as a girl... - Maya Forstater
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Schools gender guidance step forward but cannot be completely foolproof – Cass
Sex Matters, welcomed a move to put guidance on a statutory footing, to ensure “schools have the same legal duties towards all children”... - Maya Forstater
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Have your say: schools consultation | Helen Joyce on Talk TV
Helen Joyce joins Mark Dolan on TalkTV to discuss the updated draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) – the statutory...
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Keeping children safe | Fiona McAnena on GB News
Fiona McAnena joins Charlie Peters and Olivia Utley on Britain's Newsroom to discuss the updated draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education...
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Times Radio quotes Maya Forstater on new schools guidance
Sex Matters was mentioned on Times Radio, with Maya Forstater quoted on the government’s new schools guidance for “gender-questioning” children.“It should be...
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Schools guidance | Helen Joyce on Times Radio
Helen Joyce joins Times Radio to discuss the updated draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) – the statutory safeguarding framework...
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Helen Joyce and Cleo Madeleine discuss schools guidance on LBC
Cleo Madeleine and Helen Joyce discuss the schools guidance with Tom Swarbrick on LBC Radio. Helen speaks at 6:30The draft is clear that...
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Gender in schools | Fiona McAnena on GB News
Fiona McAnena joins Kevin O'Sullivan on GB News to discuss the updated draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) – the...
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Schools guidance | Maya Forstater on Talk TV
Maya Forstater joins Alex Phillips on Talk TV to discuss the updated draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) – the...
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Long-awaited schools guidance | Maya Forstater on GB News
Maya Forstater speaks to Martin Daubney on GB News about the new guidance released on “gender-questioning” children. The government has published an updated...
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Keeping children safe in education | Fiona McAnena on Talk TV
Fiona McAnena joins Alex Phillips on Talk TV to discuss "Keeping children safe in education", statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges.The gu...
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School pupils allowed to change gender under new trans guidance
“Schools are still being left with the idea that they can facilitate ‘social transition’ – which remains undefined – and that they should... - Maya Forstater