Eleanor Scott, new article on Penny Mordaunt MN webchat, today's Times, and children's safeguarding

A good point. Sarah Champion particularly has no fear of speaking the truth.

should it also be sent to Maria Miller?

As an alternative, I think we need to open up communication with new members of the Commons Select Committee.

Joined June 2018:
Sarah Champion, Labour, Rotherham
Tulip Siddiq, Labour, Hampstead and Kilburn
Angela Crawley, SNP, Lanark and Hamilton East

Joined November 2018:
Anna Soubry, Independent, Broxtowe.

Very soon, MPs won't have much time for the likes of Maria Miller, Jess Philips and Philip Davies. The Committee generated a shite storm with their preposterous recommendations on gender identity. The Women Question isn't going to go away now that the transing of children is a hot potato. MPs won't thank Mordaunt for proving so inept at handling the shitestorm.

It's time to look to the new ones.

A powerful article that lays everything out with absolute clarity - thank you, Eleanor. I'm not on Twitter but should it also be sent to Maria Miller? She is still Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee and the one, after all, who first opened up the whole sorry business.

LeftHandDown I hope you have a prompt response from Governors.

Equality & Diversity in school is a key Ofsted focus.

January 2018 Times Education article
'Schools rushing ‘on whisper’ to label pupils as transgender
A psychologist at the only NHS gender clinic for children in England says some may be making choices they could regret'
(extract)
"Children as young as 11 are being offered medical treatments that could leave some infertile, according to a psychologist at the only NHS clinic in England and Wales for children seeking to change their gender.

Bernadette Wren, consultant clinical psychologist at the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) clinic in London, said some schools were moving too fast in allowing young girls to be treated as male pupils and vice versa — simply at the child’s request.

She said schools were rushing to allow pupils to change their names, uniforms and gender pronouns as soon as they “got a whisper that a child might be querying their identity” and this was not in every child’s best interests." (continues)

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/schools-rushing-on-whisper-to-label-pupils-as-transgender-0d8zm53qs?shareToken=315f17227c1c052cb0287315f3d589a4&wgu=270525_54264_15548047323237_da233cf031&wgexpiry=1562580732&utm_source=planit&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=22278

thread discussing article:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3145612-Tavistock-psychologist-is-worried-about-rush-to-label-kids-as-trans

current thread discussing whistle-blown Safeguarding & Duty of Care concerns from Tavistock medical professionals:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3553935-Times-article-calls-to-end-transgender-experiment-on-children

I have contacted the CEO of the Trust
The head of the school, no response from either. I'm doing the Governor's this week

This is an excerpt from a secondary schools Transgender Policy (the school/trust have no Equality Policy)

They must have one.
It should be available to staff, parents & pupils
The Governors or Trust board should be contacted for a copy.

Its a very serious issue if not available.

What constitutes promotion in schools?

This is an excerpt from a secondary schools Transgender Policy (the school/trust have no Equality Policy). Given that it explicitly mentions pupils being able to get help from one of many GIC's in its policy I would be surprised if they don't mention these clinics/medication to children or their parents

Gender Dysphoria
This is a clinical condition that can present from a very early age and can only
be diagnosed by a medical expert. A person diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria may require
treatment, e.g. hormone blockers to delay puberty, before being prescribed hormones of
their desired gender. A transgender person may live their life without being, or needing to be
diagnosed as having Gender Dysphoria. Diagnosis and treatment for young people is
available from specialist Gender Identity Clinics (GICs) – of which are available in many
locations across the UK. It must be understood that some people with Gender Dysphoria
may not want any treatment. Some may choose to be known by a different name or to wear
different clothes. However, most or all young transgender people (and their families) will
need some expert support as they grow up and develop.

Well said, well done

Thank you

Great article

Great piece Eleanor, thank you

I have more faith now in a handful of journalists and bloggers than I do in any of the current politicians.

Thank you, that's a good article.

It really does boil down to:
"this is about safeguarding children"

Yes.

oops

That's another great article, thank you
& [star}

That was great, Eleanor.

Have you put it in twitter and tagged in Penny Mordaunt? You should. She needs to see what harm her inertia is causing children.

Really well said.

You've got a great turn of phrase, darling! And you are very clear.

Well done Eleanor Another good one.

Another cracking article on the scandalous behaviour of politicans with a legal duty to probe or commission an investigation.