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School Transgender policies

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Purpler5 · 29/10/2020 19:31

Has anyone looked at any school transgender policies?

I just found one that defined sex as

“the way a person’s body appears, sometimes wrongly, to indicate their gender”.

I’m new to these discussions but surely this definition is.... I can’t even think of the word....Weird? Unnecessarily complicated?

Honestly, who comes up with this stuff?!

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HairyRrug · 29/10/2020 21:16

I think they all buy in teaching materials. Last year I could find the name of our primary's provider on their website but no detail. They've now shared the RSE policy for parents' comment (so I'm commenting.) Now would be a good/easy time to ask to see it as iirc they have to send it to parents before implementing it in/before September 2021.

persistentwoman · 29/10/2020 21:11

OP, schools have a mix and match with PSHE. Some use their own materials and some buy in packages. They should all have an SRE policy and a pastoral care policy and parents should be consulted about the SRE policy. They should all be accessible on the school's website.

It's worth knowing that local authorities have been busy removing trans guidances all over the country after they have been subject to legal challenge about the dangerous anti safeguarding, anti girl aspects of them. See here:
safeschoolsallianceuk.net/legal-action-against-oxfordshire-county-council/

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Purpler5 · 29/10/2020 20:33

Thanks for that link @ChickenonaMug I’ll definitely have a proper read of that.

Does anyone know if schools have to disclose who their PHSE provider is? Do they all have an external provider?

I can’t find it on my DC’s school website but don’t necessarily want to go requesting it if I can find it somewhere.

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NiceGerbil · 29/10/2020 20:17

How do they teach biology ffs

ChickenonaMug · 29/10/2020 20:15

How is that definition going to do anything but seriously confuse children?

Have you seen some of the other things that are being taught to children? This resource has a good look at some of the stuff . It is long but it looks like SSA are planning a part two.
safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2020/10/25/new-ssa-uk-guidance-on-schools-rse-and-pshe-resources/?fbclid=IwAR3oMH9cM187KhKi4_9-oFluPJwk4JdjMp3r_6SO9fauwIbgcr4zGm1XjU8

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