Primary school fully embeds LGBT inclusive education in Scottish first

1 month ago

SNP Government researches “non-binary” Scots despite John Swinney’s claim there are only two genders

“John Swinney should explain why so much energy is being devoted to this when, if his own words are to be believed, he agrees it is a load of nonsense,” said Marion Calder, a director of For Women Scotland, a gender-critical campaign group. “If John Swinney really wants the public to believe he is on their side he should back …

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Tell us your three-year-old’s preferred gender when picking school, parents told

The Telegraph

Parents have been told to declare their three-year-old’s preferred gender when registering them for a place at school. More than 100 local authorities have been asking for the “gender identity” of primary school children in addition to their sex on admission forms, the Daily Mail has reported. ‘Staggering and ridiculous’ One mother seeking a school place for her three-year-old son …

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2 months ago

Homophobia rife in schools as three-quarters of primary age children report hearing derogatory comments

The Independent

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2 months ago

Primary schools urged to tackle Andrew Tate influence with healthy relationship classes

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Risk assessments to be carried out on schools close to sites of racist attacks

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

McNary High School principal makes surprise announcement on teacher's gender transition

Daily Mail

An Oregon high school principal sent a surprising message to parents about a teacher's gender transition. Scott Gragg, the principal of McNary High School in Keizer, recently shared a message from Diesel Technology teacher Tristan Thiel, who announced that she transitioned over the summer and asked the public to accept her new identity. McNary High School Diesel Technology teacher Tristan …

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5 months, 1 week ago

New primary school test does boost equality of opportunity

Dutch News

Three quarters of children in their last year of primary school who scored higher than expected in tests which determine which secondary school they should go to have moved up into a higher stream, according to education ministry research. Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to discriminate against children from migrant backgrounds when deciding …

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5 months, 1 week ago

New primary school test does boost equality of opportunity

Dutch News

Three quarters of children in their last year of primary school who scored higher than expected in tests which determine which secondary school they should go to have moved up into a higher stream, according to education ministry research. Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to discriminate against children from migrant backgrounds when deciding …

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6 months, 1 week ago

New primary school tests have reduced VWO recommendations

Dutch News

The new tests taken by children in their last year of primary school have led to almost 25% fewer children being recommended for the top stream at secondary school, but more children from disadvantaged backgrounds being placed at a higher level, the Volkskrant reported on Thursday. Discriminatory Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to …

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6 months, 1 week ago

New primary school tests have reduced VWO recommendations

Dutch News

The new tests taken by children in their last year of primary school have led to almost 25% fewer children being recommended for the top stream at secondary school, but more children from disadvantaged backgrounds being placed at a higher level, the Volkskrant reported on Thursday. Discriminatory Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to …

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7 months, 1 week ago

No Black or Asian teachers in more than half of English primary schools, report finds

The Independent

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8 months ago

Forget the 3RS! Now it's reading, writing…and, er, pronoun badges

Daily Mail

Scots pupils have been encouraged to wear ‘pronoun badges’ amid claims activist groups are being allowed to ‘indoctrinate’ them with transgender ideology. Instead, children are presented with 40 terms including ‘neo pronouns’ such as ‘perself,’ ‘xyr’, ‘vis’ and ‘eirself‘ in teaching materials developed by the SNP Government-funded charity LGBT Youth Scotland. The 40 substitute terms schoolchildren in Edinburgh are presented …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs

The Telegraph

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, has told Parliament that teachers should be cautious about any request to change gender and “parents should not be excluded from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to ‘socially transition’.” The analysis of more than 600 mainstream state schools across Devon and Cornwall found that 73 per cent …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Scotland’s new hate crime law – and why is JK Rowling challenging it?

The Independent

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1 year ago

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government

The Independent

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1 year ago

Plan to ban pupils changing gender ‘dropped’ but teachers won’t have to use pronouns

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Schools trans guidance to be published by Christmas

The Telegraph

Schools will receive guidance on transgender pupils by Christmas, but it could be spring before the rules come into force. MPs have warned that without official guidance, schools have been forced to seek advice from third-party providers, which have arguably promoted radical gender ideology in classrooms. A report by the Policy Exchange think tank published in March found that schools …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Education ministry calls for diversity and inclusivity in schools in new norms

Hindustan Times

Schools in India should ensure inclusivity and celebrate diversity of students with different learning needs, the education ministry has recommended in fresh guidelines, which entails making curriculum culturally and socially accommodating, encouraging teachers to develop knowledge and skills to teach all children in a class, and strengthening resource centres by equipping them with assistive devices. The guidelines recommended there should …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse

Associated Press

PHOENIX — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes. Some groups including Planned Parenthood have called for sex education to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ students, but some states outright forbid such an approach. Students need more applicable sex education regardless of their gender …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Two Welsh schools named finalists for global education prize

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Schools in Scotland containing crumbling concrete named

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

List of Scottish schools with collapse-prone concrete to be published this week

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Primary school ‘ahead of the curve’ on Raac, say parents of relocated pupils

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Union calls on First Minister to address lack of job security for new teachers

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Schools ‘must not be made to out trans young people to unsupportive families’

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Schools told to ‘proceed with caution’ after transgender guidance promise broken

The Telegraph

Mrs Keegan backed an early draft version of the guidance which said pupils could change their gender pronouns in school with parental consent. Tracy Shaw, a spokeswoman for Safe Schools Alliance, a parent-led group campaigning on safeguarding issues in schools, said: “We are really disappointed that we have ended another academic year without this being sorted out. So many young …

School Guidance Schools

1 year, 5 months ago

Department for Education officials criticise ‘transphobic’ civil service guidance

The Telegraph

Officials at the Department for Education have attacked the civil service’s draft transgender policy as it prepares to publish its own trans guidance for schools, The Telegraph can reveal. Staff in the DfE’s LGBT+ Network have published an open letter on the department’s intranet claiming that trans guidance being developed for Whitehall is “transphobic”. The letter also claims that restricting …

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1 year, 6 months ago

'It's not part of the curriculum': LGBTQIA+ students want more inclusive classrooms

ABC

When Kai's father took him for a fresh haircut and to try on a suit for the first time, he felt a euphoric sense of freedom. "Schools are best placed to decide the time and emphasis given to teaching topics within the curriculum — and are provided with the flexibility to teach sex education in a way that reflects their …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Labour pledges to revamp Ofsted grading system

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Nearly a third of primary schools have no male classroom teachers – study

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Research finds boys from poorer backgrounds could benefit from having a male teacher

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Rishi Sunak promises to protect 'our precious children' amid sex education concerns

The Telegraph

UNESCO's guidance echoes the outlook and many of the prescriptions of an earlier document issued by the World Health Organsation, which caused a backlash from the Government, MPs and activists following a Telegraph report on its recommendations aimed at toddlers. The UNESCO guidance published in 2018 "directly informed" sexual education laws in Wales, according to Welsh government documents, and an …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Gender identity guidance should be made ‘more inclusive’ to pupils – union

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender guidance for schools to be published for summer term, says PM

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sex education in schools to be reviewed amid concerns over ‘inappropriate’ lessons

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Masturbation lessons and 100 genders: What our children are being taught at school

The Telegraph

Case studies to be used as discussion points for Year 11 pupils include a situation where a boy wants to take his relationship to “the next level” by creating a video of him and his partner having sex. “I just really don’t think that primary school children and secondary school children should be exposed to this kind of ideology at …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Bad education: Interactive map reveals Ofsted's worst-rated primary schools across UK

Daily Mail

With primary school selection just a few months away, many parents will be wondering where to send their children. Councils across England will confirm children's places for primary schools in just two months on April 16. Here, MailOnline reveals Ofsted's worst-rated primary schools in an interactive map. Councils across the UK will confirm children's places for primary schools in just …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Scottish gender bill veto is 'slippery slope from devolution to direct rule', SNP claims

The Telegraph

The Government announced yesterday that it will bring forward a ban on conversion therapy, including for trans people. Robert Jenrick, the Immigration Minister, said this morning that the Government's aim is to come up with legislation which will strike the balance between stopping "malicious activities" and ensuring that "well-meaning loved ones and trusted advisers to children can provide the support …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The SNP 'is letting down middle-class students' with social engineering policies, MSP claims

Daily Mail

Teenagers from middle-class backgrounds have 'no chance' of winning places on prestigious university courses because of the SNP's social engineering policies, it has been claimed. Labour MSP Michael Marra, who uncovered the figures, said: 'No matter your background, rich or poor, if you work hard, and you get the grades, you should be able to get access.' Teenagers from middle-class …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon’s trans law will hurt English women’s rights, Government fears

The Telegraph

The Government fears Nicola Sturgeon’s trans law will undermine women’s rights in England’s schools, hospitals and prisons, The Telegraph understands. Government lawyers have been commissioned to look at the issue and also examine whether the new laws mean that single-sex schools could be forced to change their rules to allow people who have changed gender to attend. Under Edinburgh’s new …

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2 years ago

Gender self-determination to be granted in Spain, Scotland

The Independent

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2 years ago

Lahore Opens Its First Transgender School Providing Free Education

News 18

Pakistan’s Punjab government has opened the first transgender public school here in the provincial capital in its bid to empower more trans persons in society. Earlier, Pakistan’s Punjab government had set up three transgender schools in the province — Multan, Bahawalpur, and D.G Khan — to educate and teach skills to trans persons. The Lahore school, which was opened on …

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2 years ago

Hey, Sex Ed Teachers: Not All Students Are Straight And Cis

Huff Post

Over the past five years or so, there’s been a surge of sexperts cropping up on social media in the form of influencers providing sexuality education for young folx. One of the project’s main goals is to help educators avoid siloing LGBTQIA education into singular lessons and recognize inclusivity as a more significant issue that permeates all educational topics, not …

Education Sex Sex Ed Lgbtqia

2 years, 1 month ago

Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration

The Telegraph

Rishi Sunak plans to clamp down on inappropriate sex education classes in schools, The Telegraph understands. Current Government guidance on relationships and sex education makes clear that parents should have visibility of what is being taught to their children, such as the books used in lessons. Parents ‘denied access to contentious resources’ But parents have complained that they are being …

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2 years, 4 months ago

A-level students celebrate results after ‘rollercoaster’ experience

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Scots who change gender under new trans laws risk having status ignored in England

The Telegraph

People who change their legal sex in Scotland under Nicola Sturgeon’s controversial overhaul of transgender laws may see their new status ignored when they cross the border, it has emerged. The Telegraph understands that UK ministers are considering refusing to recognise gender recognition certificates which would be issued under the new SNP system, which will operate under a "self-identification" model …

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2 years, 7 months ago

We should support the ban on children being excluded from primary school

The Independent

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