Schools and safeguarding
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H, mother of a severely disabled girl
One day I won’t be around to speak for my daughter. The thought of men, however they ‘identify’, taking...
16th April 2026
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Katie Alcock, former Girlguiding leader
Now, finally, we have our movement back. But it’s bittersweet for me. I can’t imagine going back to an...
16th April 2026
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Guidance released on “gender-questioning” children
The government has published an updated draft version of Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE). This is a regular...
12th February 2026
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Will Girlguiding follow the law?
Girlguiding is the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated to girls. It is a charity registered in England and Wales,...
16th December 2025
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Template email about positive action based on self-ID instead of sex
This template email is designed to help you tell organisations that programmes and prizes for women and girls must...
14th November 2025
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Schools model policy – editable
UPDATED FOR 2025: Our whole-school model policy on sex-based rules and record-keeping, formatted as a Word document for schools...
26th August 2025
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Model policy for schools: updated
Sex Matters’ model policy for schools has now been updated following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland....
29th July 2025
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Sex-based rules and record-keeping – a whole-school model policy
UPDATED FOR 2025: This model policy specifies how a school records, communicates and uses data on the sex of...
25th July 2025
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What does the For Women Scotland judgment mean in practice?
The judgment handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court returns the Equality Act to clarity. Many organisations have fallen...
17th April 2025
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When child safeguarding meets gender ideology in sport, children are the losers
An organisation meant to protect children has built gender-identity ideology into its policies, putting children at risk. There is...
19th September 2024
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How should schools respond to “gender questioning” children?
Sex Matters has published a model policy on sex-based rules and data collection. Our policy applies to a whole...
17th September 2024
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What about pronouns at school?
Sex Matters has published a model policy for schools to help them communicate clear expectations to staff, pupils and...
6th September 2024
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Why schools need clear rules not “watch and wait”
Sex Matters has published a model policy for schools to help them to be clear about why they have...
4th September 2024
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New safeguarding guidance for schools in England starts to close loopholes
The Department for Education has finalised its statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE), closing a loophole...
3rd September 2024
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A model policy that protects all children’s wellbeing
Teachers and pupils in England are going back to school this week, and are still lacking finalised guidance or...
2nd September 2024
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Will the Church of England repeat old mistakes?
The Church of England is responsible for some 4,600 schools (including one in four primary schools) educating around 1.1...
31st July 2024
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Sex matters and the new government
The UK has a new prime minister and we now know there will be a new Labour government, with...
5th July 2024
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Despite the election, you should still respond to consultations
You can still make a difference by responding: here’s how.
7th June 2024
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Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health education
The Department for Education’s statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, teachers. Draft guidance...
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Dispelling the suicide myth
For almost ten years, lobby groups have been promoting the idea that for gender-confused children there are only two...
10th May 2024
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Gender-distressed youth and suicide risk – factsheet
The possibility of suicide can be a concern for parents with a child experiencing distress about their sex, and...
10th May 2024
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The Cass Review – initial analysis
The Cass Review of gender-identity services for children and young people has published its final report and recommendations.
Sex...10th April 2024
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The Cass Review – final report
Dr Hilary Cass's final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as chair of the Independent Review...
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The Cass Review is a damning indictment of what the NHS has been doing to children
Dr Hilary Cass has submitted her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of...
10th April 2024
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Response to Department for Education consultation on national minimum standards for further education residential accommodation
Covering academies, further education colleges and sixth-form colleges, this aims to align the standards with the position on residential...
4th April 2024
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Has the EHRC forgotten about children and safeguarding?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its response to the Department for Education’s draft guidance for schools...
21st March 2024
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What does the law say about “gender-questioning children” in schools?
An analysis of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s response to the Department for Education’s draft guidance for...
21st March 2024
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Hung out to dry – the impact of Welsh Government inaction on gender distressed children, their families and their schools
The impact of Welsh Government inaction on gender distressed children, their families and their schools, and a call for...
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Response to Department for Education draft guidance for schools on gender-questioning children
Our final response (after our draft response) to the DfE's draft guidance for consultation, published in December...
14th March 2024
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Evidence-Based Social Work Alliance (EBSWA)
Coalition of practitioners, academics and students in the field of social work. Formed as a response to concerns about...
