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Senior DFE civil servant is fallen on his sword

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Xanthangum · 26/08/2020 15:15

Permanent secretary Jonathan Slater to leave as part of fallout from exam results and facemasks turmoil in England :
www.ft.com/content/99c837a4-8b5b-4167-aa12-98c870bc148a

In totally unrelated news, you might be interested in what the civil service LGBTI champion Jonathan Slater has been doing. Here's his long piece about Trans Day of Visibility, published a few days after all the schools were closed. I mean, there's someone who clearly knows how to prioritise... Hmm


civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2020/03/31/transgender-day-of-visibility/

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Melroses · 26/08/2020 15:30

Didn't he win prizes?

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Mollscroll · 26/08/2020 15:34

That is very good news.

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NotAnotherFeckingMuftiDay · 26/08/2020 15:36

He was Stonewall Senior Champion 2019.

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Xanthangum · 26/08/2020 15:37

"Jonathan Slater, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, said: ‘I am absolutely delighted to have won the Stonewall Senior Champion of the Year award. "

www.stonewall.org.uk/people/senior-champion-year-2019-jonathan-slater

It's all so cosy!

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OhHolyJesus · 26/08/2020 15:46

Who is his wife again? Isn't she in govt too?

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NotAnotherFeckingMuftiDay · 26/08/2020 15:49

He is married to Jane Ramsey who has a post on the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

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Jaxhog · 26/08/2020 15:52

And your point is?

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Coyoacan · 26/08/2020 16:05

And your point is?

I think we can all draw our own conclusions. I personally read that the transgender bandwagon has been an easy way for people and companies to virtue signal without actually doing anything worthwhile.

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persistentwoman · 26/08/2020 17:33

Good riddance.
If he'd spent more time on the core purpose of education and less time receiving awards from lobby groups and funding and enabling his friends in Stonewall, Mermaids et al to have uncritical access to children in schools, we may not have a 4,000% increase in children wanting to transition.
He's been a key player in the DfE promoting unqualified political lobby groups to schools in order to sell their adult beliefs to children. I hope he is one of the adults who is subsequently held to account for his actions and for the damage that has been done to vulnerable children too young to give informed consent to what they are encouraged to believe by these groups.

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Xanthangum · 26/08/2020 17:47

He's been a key player in the DfE promoting unqualified political lobby groups to schools in order to sell their adult beliefs to children

This.

There's a huge difference between supporting and encouraging tolerance, equality and acceptance - or, as seems to have been the case here, planting the seeds of a controversial political ideology in the institutions we trust to look after our nation's young minds.

Here's hoping his successor is less knobbled.

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persistentwoman · 26/08/2020 18:09

Xanthangum
Absolutely. He is completely complicit in what has happened. I've taught 'sensitive ' subjects for years and know how carefully teachers put together programmes involving different ideologies and check carefully our own biases to ensure that we don't unwittingly influence children with our own political ideas. Yet people like him have been so determined to ensure that children believe TWAW and that girls have no right to same sex changing rooms, showers and dormitories that the DfE has not only become become a conduit for these groups with tens? hundreds? of thousands of ££ of public money being diverted to fund these predominantly white middle aged / class groups while the needs of children living in poverty and deprivation, BAME children, girls on the receiving end of torrents of sexual harassment, SEN groups are ignored in favour of these self absorbed groups.
It makes me furious.

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rogdmum · 26/08/2020 18:18

Marvellous posts, persistentwoman

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TheFleegleHasLanded · 26/08/2020 18:43

@NotAnotherFeckingMuftiDay

He is married to Jane Ramsey who has a post on the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

Commonly known as the Nolan Principles:

"1.2 Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships."

I would say shilling for Stonewall and getting sparkly awards from them is as good an example of a breach of those principles as I have seen in many years.
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PearPickingPorky · 26/08/2020 18:52

Glad something positive has come out of this exam shambles.

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highame · 26/08/2020 19:03

EHRC David Isaac gone - strong Stonewall links
Johnathan Salter going going gone
World Rugby
Ann Sollitt - judicial review
Allison Bailey - after Stonewall
so much going on, I'm getting a bit exited 😁

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OhHolyJesus · 26/08/2020 19:21

Keira Bell - after Tavistock (October?)
Susan Evans - Tavistock
Sonia Appleby - Tavistock

All amazing but let's forget to Mermaids...

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OhHolyJesus · 26/08/2020 19:35

(Not forget Mermaids I meant.)

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EwwSprouts · 26/08/2020 19:35

I'm waiting to see where he turns up next on the merry-go-round of jobs for the boys.

Interesting RT by Jane Ramsey. Oh for a push for similar transparency on lobbying activities. twitter.com/PublicStandards/status/1293494471955554304

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persistentwoman · 26/08/2020 19:45

Indeed EwwSprouts There never seems to be a shortage of lucrative job opportunities on the woke gravy train for white males focussed on removing the rights of women.

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TheFleegleHasLanded · 26/08/2020 20:07

Indeed persistentwoman, plenty of jobs for the boys...

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TheFleegleHasLanded · 26/08/2020 20:08
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wellbehavedwomen · 26/08/2020 20:34

Aww, such a shame. His commitment to dismantling women's rights sounds quite without peer.

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FloresTorres · 26/08/2020 20:41

Someone's started a thread about him in AIBU. It's either his Mum, or fans from Stonewall. Hmm

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OhHolyJesus · 26/08/2020 22:37

So Susan Acland-Hood, HMCTS Chief Executive Officer was brought into help with the clean up and is now in charge as interim perm sec. She was Min of Justice Diversity Champion:

If we want to create better justice for everyone, we need a diverse workforce that better represents the people we serve. Diversity makes our decision-making stronger and brings a range of perspectives. It’s why we have a strategy to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.
“I’m proud of HMCTS’ diversity and inclusiveness, and I know that many people have already done a great deal to support and champion it. Setting out a clear, powerful new strategy designed to lead to real action and make a real difference is a great opportunity. People have my backing and encouragement to think radically and to be bold in putting diversity and inclusion even more firmly at the heart of who we are and how we work.”

"We encourage our leaders to make the best of the talented people we have at HMCTS, regardless of background or characteristics. And as a service provider, it’s important for us to consider the diverse group of people who use the justice system. So, even though we’re currently one of the most female-friendly employers in Whitehall, we’re looking to reflect our diverse society even more as we transform our service.
Our equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing strategy is in place to ensure that HMCTS:
provide fair and accessible services with equal access for all users
are an inclusive organisation to staff and customers, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, regardless of background
are a diverse workforce, reflecting society at all levels
prioritise wellbeing, with a culture that promotes good mental, physical and emotional health for all colleagues.
There are a number of diversity networks across HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice and the wider Civil Service, each providing access to a rich community of professionals, including the disability network, the gender equality forum, SPIRIT (LGBT+) and many more."

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