The head of Ofsted is a keynote speaker ffs.
Yes, I saw this and was apalled.
Reading through Transgender Trend's excellent analysis of Stonewall's 'Introduction to Supporting LGBT Young People' it is clear the Stonewall guidance has 'safeguarding fail' written all over it.
- children and young people's distress, often for very complex reasons including sexual orientation, ASD and sexual abuse, is rebranded as an identity and a political badge.
- therapists are not allowed to explore any factors which potentially contribute to a child's dysphoria other than discrimination and waiting times for treatment.
- medical transition is presented as just something some young people choose to do to feel happier. Schools can help by signposting children for 'support' while at the same time paying lip service to 'body confidence'. What a headfuck!
- School staff should promise confidentiality if a child says they are trans and in particular parents should not be told without the child's permission in case they are 'unsupportive'. This goes against all safeguarding law and guidance. Dysphoric feelings about your body can be a sign of sexual abuse, and we are constantly reminded of the massive risk of self-harm and suicide attempts (however bogus some of the stats are) but parents shouldn't be told their child is suddenly at much higher risk? Parental alienation itself is also a masssive risk factor.
- girls are no longer entitled to female only spaces such as toilets, changing rooms and overnight accommodation. Girls don't matter, it's all about the trans child's feelings. The reason for those female only spaces in the first place is safeguarding. Expecting girls to not only accommodate boys in their spaces but also to pretend these boys are girls and to ignore their own senses and boundaries, knowing they will be shamed and excluded from their own spaces if they don't comply, is evil as fuck and a massive safeguarding fail.
It's my understanding that a school can completely fail an Ofsted inspection for safeguarding failures alone, no matter how good they are in other areas.
I don't know whether Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is ignorant of what she is endorsing or whether she knows all about it and thinks it's completely brilliant.
Either way, Amanda Spielman should step down. This is regulatory capture at the highest level. If Ofsted take this shit on board, no child is safe in UK schools.