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Tanya Carter from SSA live on Radio4 at noon today #RSEdebate

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2fallsfromSSA · 17/03/2023 09:48

Tune in the BBC Radio 4's Anti Social programme at noon today to hear our spokeswoman Tanya Carter discuss the #RSEDebate with Sophie Whitehead from the School of Sexuality Education.

She will be discussing topics such as how to protect girls in schools from sexual harassment and whether modelling genitals out of play doh helps. She will be talking about the importance of putting #safeguarding at the heart of all school policies and how this is particularly important for RSE. She will hopefully be discussing some of the examples that have been shared with us by parents and teachers and explaining why they contravene safeguarding frameworks, government guidance, and the law.

This is what we have previously written about SoSE:
safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2023/02/05/the-school-of-sexuality-education/

We hope to also be able to discuss this book as whilst the topic of tomorrow’s debate is explicit sex education and not gender identity ideology in schools, there is very much crossover between the two subjects.

safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2023/03/05/inclusive-teenage-guide-to-sex-and-relationships-a-review/

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2fallsfromSSA · 17/03/2023 12:49

Sophie is being disingenuous. School of Sex Ed have blocked SSA on twitter. She is not engaging with the issues. That is my view. Tanya is doing a good job of bringing it back to safeguarding.

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happydappy2 · 17/03/2023 12:48

On school of sexualitys website-they have a quote from a child saying-I really like how the workshop remained inclusive, and it was acknowledged that not all people with boobs/vaginas are female, or that penis=male.

This doesn't seem scientifically accurate to me.....

nauticant · 17/03/2023 12:48

That's exactly how I'm hearing it.

Sophie Whitehead's approach seems to be that the main thing is that well meaning people are involved working from the right (progressive) motives.

Flowersinmai · 17/03/2023 12:45

Im listening now. I feel the education provider is really not taking responsibility. With a definite 'I am right agenda'.
Safe school alliance lady is not so polished but you can see she cares so much.

nauticant · 17/03/2023 12:43

Sophie Whitehead is playing a neat game here where she talks about all the good things that in SoSE's materials while at the same time as not making them readily available to parents.

ArabellaScott · 17/03/2023 12:27

Well, if she's in a bubble that refuses to listen to any parents who aren't flagwaving upholders of the orthodoxy then it's almost possible.

happydappy2 · 17/03/2023 12:24

I find it hard to believe that the woman from School of sexuality has never heard of the dice game until now....It's been very much talked about.

ArabellaScott · 17/03/2023 12:17

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

ArabellaScott · 17/03/2023 12:16

They're not holding back so far!

DameMaud · 17/03/2023 12:08

Great. Thanks!

2fallsfromSSA · 17/03/2023 12:06

Started a thread here: twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1636700458516357121?s=20

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2fallsfromSSA · 17/03/2023 11:57

Thank you. I will try!

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DameMaud · 17/03/2023 11:56

Thank you 2falls.
Very happy to be free to listen live. So glad you got on there!
Will you link to live twitter on here?

2fallsfromSSA · 17/03/2023 11:53

Little bump, show starts at 12.04

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 17/03/2023 10:33

Great that Tanya is going to be on! Will have a listen later.

Ramblingnamechanger · 17/03/2023 10:31

Especially when the expert on WH the other day started talking abou5 transgender children..