Disclaimer: I do, or at least have at various points in the past, hung out on the Feminism Board.
But I am genuinely interested to know whether the topic of gender identity in relation to the curriculum, but also children themselves who have gender issues is coming up much in schools.
There seems to be a lot in the news about it (if you follow this sort of thing) and wondered how teachers are finding it.
Whether you're a permanent teacher, supply teacher or student teacher, you'll find others in the same situation on our Staffroom forum.
The staffroom
Are teachers talking about this (concerned at all?) IRL - children wanting to change gender etc
Leafstamp · 30/10/2022 13:47
canyouextrapol · 30/10/2022 14:32
Blind acceptance and parents don't get a say in my school. Large numbers of kids are now trans. I feel like we're messing them up
canyouextrapol · 30/10/2022 18:52
Not allowed to question it. Not allowed to tell parents in some cases. Have to use one name in class and another name when we contact home. My school still lists mermaids as the first place it recommends parents visit. Some staff are starting to put pronouns on their emails. It's a single sec school too
Leafstamp · 30/10/2022 19:15
OMG, not telling parents is a major safeguarding issue surely? Could you whistleblow to the council or contact governors anonymously?
canyouextrapol · 30/10/2022 18:52
Not allowed to question it. Not allowed to tell parents in some cases. Have to use one name in class and another name when we contact home. My school still lists mermaids as the first place it recommends parents visit. Some staff are starting to put pronouns on their emails. It's a single sec school too
Leafstamp · 11/11/2022 23:10
This may be relevant re changing name www.gov.uk/parental-rights-responsibilities
Re medical intervention, Cass review talks about social transition not being a neutral act. And recent NHS proposed specs quotes here are relevant too www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11341001/NHS-discourage-social-transitioning-gender-questioning-children.html
Sex isn’t assigned at birth btw, it’s determined at conception and observed and recorded at birth. Quite often observed in utero too.
canyouextrapol · 30/10/2022 14:32
Blind acceptance and parents don't get a say in my school. Large numbers of kids are now trans. I feel like we're messing them up
SquirrelHash · 01/08/2023 20:19
I work in an (academy) special school where around 35% of the kids are on the autism spectrum. We go from age 5-16 though most are secondary age.
We don't cover trans/gender dysphoria or gender identity in our PSHE/RSE classes, as it's thought that ASD kids are more likely to experience these issues and there seems to be some evidence on it in terms of stats. We have our own curriculum and write our own schemes of work.
We have no non-binary or gender dysphoric pupils that we know of.
Leafstamp · 05/10/2023 21:47
I missed this before.
Brilliant news and well done to your school.
Hopefully the new RSE guidance will address this. The
I don’t think schools and teachers realise how harmful the messages coming from gender identity ideology are. Especially, as you say for children with autism and other vulnerabilities.
I always think of that haunting quote from one for the Tavistock staff joking that ‘there will be no gay people left’.
SquirrelHash · 01/08/2023 20:19
I work in an (academy) special school where around 35% of the kids are on the autism spectrum. We go from age 5-16 though most are secondary age.
We don't cover trans/gender dysphoria or gender identity in our PSHE/RSE classes, as it's thought that ASD kids are more likely to experience these issues and there seems to be some evidence on it in terms of stats. We have our own curriculum and write our own schemes of work.
We have no non-binary or gender dysphoric pupils that we know of.
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