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Teachers ordered to avoid ‘biased’ views of BLM and Stonewall

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McDuffy · 17/02/2022 09:33

In the Times today, article is mainly on BLM and Churchill but good to see more coverage;

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a3c27a26-8f67-11ec-8d28-50e05b644342?shareToken=d1d558ba721f891126535db0ba4d3095

Teachers must avoid using material from campaigning organisations such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Stonewall that may have “partisan political views”, government guidance on impartiality states.

Schools are already required to teach in an impartial way but new guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) advises teachers on how to “tackle sensitive issues in a politically impartial way”.

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Twiggles36 · 17/02/2022 10:00

@boltanddoorbell

It actually had the opposite effect of brainwashing me though. I felt so smothered by it all that I consciously tried to resist it and ended up forming quite conservative political views, partly as a reaction to feeling indoctrinated.

I think a lot of people are feeling this way. Something is very wrong with universities, schools and colleges and has been for a long time.

Yeah, I think it's partly why society has become so much more partisan.
boltanddoorbell · 17/02/2022 09:56

It actually had the opposite effect of brainwashing me though. I felt so smothered by it all that I consciously tried to resist it and ended up forming quite conservative political views, partly as a reaction to feeling indoctrinated.

I think a lot of people are feeling this way. Something is very wrong with universities, schools and colleges and has been for a long time.

McDuffy · 17/02/2022 09:56

Just seen it on the BBC but doesn't mention Stonewall
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-60405521

I found this on gov.uk
www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-support-to-safeguard-political-impartiality-in-schools

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Twiggles36 · 17/02/2022 09:53

I think this is a good thing. When I was at college doing my A levels, not that long ago, I had an art teacher who had stonewall posters up in her classroom, a geography teacher who wore a t shirt with Stalin's face on it, had a lifesize cardboard cut out of Obama, a puppet of Che Guevara (someone he openly praised), made us watch Obama's inauguration speech twice in a row and was openly celebrating when he won the election, and a philosophy teacher who called UKIP "BNP in disguise". It was almost laughable how little they tried to disguise their political opinions... Interestingly it was only ever left-wing teachers who really bashed it over our heads. It actually had the opposite effect of brainwashing me though. I felt so smothered by it all that I consciously tried to resist it and ended up forming quite conservative political views, partly as a reaction to feeling indoctrinated.

ChristinaXYZ · 17/02/2022 09:51

About time. Schools are riddled with this stuff and half the teachers especially the younger ones don't even know they are doing it. Supply teacher in our family says more classrooms (and the supplied lessons plans) than not have stuff on the walls that is politically contentious. and as for the content of many assemblies... This teacher sees school after school with the same issues. Most school leaders seem unable or unwilling to address the problem. Or even admit it is a problem.

DC also often comes home with tales of political commentary or asides by staff. DC knows that most teachers voted remain - again not appropriate. Most teachers seem to support gender ideology too also ideas like toxic masculinity taught as fact when reading poetry or novels for example. It is wrong intellectually to present just one side and also socially divisive. I am sick of the fact that nothing is done. And with schools it would be so easy. Ofsted would just have to fail one or two over this and changes would happen smartish.

purpleboy · 17/02/2022 09:42

That's interesting, I just read that from another site and it didn't mention stonewall at all.
Do you know where we can read the actual guidance?

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