School LGBTQ+ staff survey

Sympathies OP.
If you think you're able to speak up, you could have ready some school focused data so when the inevitable tedious gender woowoo is being presented, you've got the pertinent school based data to share / ask questions about in terms of proportionality?

Check the inclusion / attainment data - which groups are underachieving? Is the inclusion / attainment of these groups also being given attention?
Look at the bullying data? Is the school awash with "transphobic" bullying or are there issues of sexist, disability and racial bullying? Have they been addressed? If not, why not?

Having to hand some clear evidence / data re the dangers of social transitioning is helpful - there's some great quotes in this one about the psychological dangers to teenagers - especially given the lack of qualifications in schools in this area:
www.transgendertrend.com/teenager-says-theyre-transgender/

Argh. Sorry.

just read your update.

I’d personally choose an overlooked group and start a similar inclusion project.

If you have to be bored shitless with a two hour session on woke language I would demand two hours back to talk about children with cancer or children from GRT (Gypsy, Roma Traveller) backgrounds.

Personally I'd have a migraine on the INSET day.

If you are a woman, and I don't want to presume anything, it's a fact that migraines become more common among women in their 50s due to hormonal changes in female bodies.

Can you preempt them contacting you by proactively asking why the other protective characteristics aren’t included on an inclusion survey?

Children who really are at risk of exclusion are those from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with SEN, children with physical/mobility issues, children with serious, long term illness eg cancer, children who are caring for disabled adults, children from ESL backgrounds (especially those who are refugees and asylum seekers), children in extreme poverty, children on the at risk register, children who are in homeless accommodation, girls who become pregnant underage and girls from orthodox religious backgrounds. All of these children can be further impacted if they are from ethnic minority backgrounds.

So much school time is being eaten up by trans and non binary pronoun people that genuinely marginalised kids are being overlooked.

Can you just fill in the sections you’re happy to answer? And the questions you don’t want to answer either leave blank for say you’re waiting for DfE guidance as the term “cisgender” is political and as teachers you aren’t allowed to support (or be seen to support) one side of a political issue in school.

Thats been my stance so far. Challenging where I have the support to do so and saying “that’s political” when necessary.

I don't work in a school, but the majority of my colleagues are pretty young and pronouns are everywhere. Yesterday was a day for intersex inclusion, apparently, with that nasty circle being added to that horrible flag.

I am inclined to declare myself trans and then be triggered by all the work so I never have to do any. And nobody would be able to say anything. What do you think? Could you do similar?

I wouldn’t fill it in. Tell them you’re working through some personal things and having seen some of the questions, you’re finding it all very triggering. Not really a lie.

I’m presuming you’re female, wear some ‘man’ clothes for a couple of weeks, they’ll be so confused and scared you’re on the verge as coming out as trans they won’t query you.

"Other pupils have been overheard complaining about the incessant inclusion into all lessons."

This is promising to hear

Teens tend to push back against their parents & find their opinions irrelevant / daggy

If they keep pushing this agenda in schools hopefully the youth will start to speak up about it & push back!

I would just say - oh yes, it’s on my to do list. Will aim to do it tonight. And repeat.

In answer to your quastion about what you say, I'd casually answer with a "Oh I've been so caught up with the underacheivement of group project / young carers initiative / peer support training / anti bullying / analysing data of attainment of group etc, it must have passed me by...."
Smile and off you go.

Awful situation to be in OP. My instinct is to pick your battles? This is a trite and pointless questionnaire that reflects badly on an adult pushing queer theory and with limited insight into child psychology / development .

Your first priority is to yourself and your teaching career. Until there's some professional back up, I'd be looking to move schools and keep absolutely silent in school about your concerns. This is an ideology that is hysterically policed with intimidation and bullying being the tools. There are too many casualties amongst adults trying to centre safeguarding and schools are going to need compassionate insightful adults in the future who can see the impact of social contagion and adult grooming on teenagers so it's important that we all stay in the system as far as possible..

Sorry not to be more constructive as you're right to be concerned - but I'd just ignore it and perhaps invest some time in the numerous other equality / inclusion issues facing schools and students?

If asked just say that you are not doing it.

The fucking head teacher needs to sort the power trip from this overindulged student group asap.

They need to be told to cis off.

I would be pointing out the DFE is bringing out new schools guidelines on this and you are waiting to see what they say.

The students are taking the teachers what to teach.

Yup. This is going to end well.

You are dealing with kids.
Treat it the same way you'd question any group of them becoming overly passionate about anything.

Imagine it was a group on climate change advocating to suspend school bus services on all routes. What would you do? Do that.

It’s your senior leadership’s fault for letting this situation get to this point. Pupils shouldn’t be elevated to a point where they’re dictating lesson plans or content to this extent.

It’s what happened during Mao’s cultural revolution, and look where that led for teachers who weren’t ‘pure’ enough (and the subsequent consequences for the rest of China and its economy).

How the hell an you teach Spanish and French where there are gendered nouns if you can't say things are male or female?

If you are in a Union I would see a Union solicitor about the need to fill it in. The whole thing about cisgender etc can of course be challenged on scientific grounds anyway - there is no such thing. Sounds as f your school has gotten in with Stonewall or some other Barney extremist group.