Male teachers can supervise girls changing rooms under new NSPCC guidance.

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allthingsinmoderation · 14/09/2026 13:52

Male teachers can supervise girls changing rooms under new NSPCC guidance.
Previous guidance said supervision must be by the same sex staff.
That guidance has been removed/omitted.
AIBU to think that is an unwise lack of safeguarding and wonder why the same sex staff guidance was omitted?

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StrawberryFreckles · 14/09/2026 22:53

Amygx762 · 14/09/2026 20:20

This is dangerous because, especially younger girls, they will start to think it’s okay for a man to watch them while they’re changing or showering, which can lead to predators taking advantage.

Well, they won’t because it’s not true.

Bloau · 14/09/2026 23:11

pragmatismuniversalsentimentalist · 14/09/2026 14:26

The problem with this you are all forgetting is that there are male primary school teachers who necessarily have to supervise a mixed class of children changing for PE. A male year 2 or year 3 teacher who doesn't have a female TA or otherwise available to them doesnt have much choice do they, primary schools rarely have dedicated changing rooms for children, in year 6 often the self conscious girls with changing bodies will use the toilets to change.

Exactly, what age is this guidance for? Also, as a teacher I've never been given NSPCC guidance to follow. We follow legislation like KCSIE.

Bones101 · 14/09/2026 23:50

But trans people cant use their correct bathroom????

Glad I dont live in the UK 😂

SconehengeRevenge · 15/09/2026 00:11

Work in schools.
NSPCC guidance is nowhere.

Only KCSIE matters.

saraclara · 15/09/2026 01:01

The Telegraph is a really shitty newspaper. Often worse than the DM.
Having a knee-jerk reaction to anything they publish without waiting to check the actual facts, is unwise.

WearyAuldWumman · 15/09/2026 02:18

If this is correct, then it should not be.

I'll add that I once put in a complaint on behalf of some male pupils because a female P.E. teacher had walked into a boys' changing room. The boys had complained to me.

EnterQueene · 15/09/2026 09:20

saraclara · 15/09/2026 01:01

The Telegraph is a really shitty newspaper. Often worse than the DM.
Having a knee-jerk reaction to anything they publish without waiting to check the actual facts, is unwise.

Yup, pure clickbait. As I said in an earlier post, they know exactly which buttons to push for the clicks.

Missey85 · 15/09/2026 09:29

Batties · 14/09/2026 14:05

Because to some, the safety, dignity and privacy of girls is not as important as the feelings of men

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Just like all the female swimmers in America that got told off because they didn't want to share a locker room with a man it was the girls that got told to like it or lump it

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