The Times on Scottish school guidance

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enoughisenough12 · 08/07/2018 08:47

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/record-tally-of-scottish-children-with-gender-issues-38zkf95sb?shareToken=33e7d012b01734fa23a95214e6fd9d6d

Apparently the Scottish government has now said that it doesn't formally endorse the guidance. Frankly it's unbelievable that any organisation can endorse guidance with this type of anti - safeguarding approach .

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Mimmymam · 08/07/2018 09:35

Comments are great

Waddlelikeapenguin · 08/07/2018 09:30

My favourite comment so far is Aye Right!
Thanks for posting.

Not sure what the times circulation is in Scotland ....

Mimmymam · 08/07/2018 09:19

James Morton was praised by transadvocates for avoiding public conversation and meeting in private rooms with decision makers to get policy changed.

Theinconstantgardener · 08/07/2018 09:17

Thanks for this enough Good to see supportive comments so far.
My local health authority wrote a guidance pack for my regions schools largely based on the ' government endorsed' LGBT Scotland guide. It was truely dreadful. I emailed the HA and they sent me the usual bullshit reply but assured me safefuarding would always come first. Not what the pack said. Also wrote to EHRC about it who were supposed to be reviewing it. No reply. Also wrote to local msp about it. Questions ignored. Wondering if the pack will now be withdrawn from schools

Baroquehavoc · 08/07/2018 09:15

It's odd that it's taken 7 months and after the guidance has been sent to schools, that anyone's realised that the Scottish government is supportive of it but does not endorse it.

Does that mean that school aren't forced to follow the guidelines, but can if they want?

Also, 63 referrals in 2014, to 222 in 2017, with the average age falling, are worrying trends.

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