Is there a way to find out which schools Mermaids do 'training' at?

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Really want to make sure my children's school isn't one of them.

Great question, it will help to identify the areas most saturated.

I don’t know. Maybe ask the school if they are considering it.

We need to be careful not to out ourselves by announcing local schools.

Oh no, don't get specific about localities. I just wondered if they put it up on their own website or something.

I'll just ask my kids' school when it opens again.

Just stumbled on this thread- what is 'mermaids?' I'm assuming you don't mean actual fish ones...

Try this
www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-and-diversity-grant-funding-lead-schools
Some schools are specifically referring to sex.

Fab, thanks.

All parents should ask in school.
If the school has Mermaids coming in then Janice Turner's Times article is a great one to give to the Head. And very regrettably (because some of their homophobic bullying materials are great) if Stonewall are involved then parents need to be checking that the school is following safeguarding procedures. Sadly Stonewall now openly employ someone on their trans advisory group who is being investigated for employing a pedophile. Therefore schools need to ensure due diligence and check that anyone from that organisation advising their school has a DBS check.

I don't think they've come down to my neck of the woods yet (Kent). But DS is due to have a "Diversity Day" at the end of this academic year - and I will be very interested at who is delivering the training. If it's going to be "boys can have periods too" anti-scientific nonsense - well, let's just say he will have a minor stomach upset that day, and I will raising concerns with the school management. I'm not having him brainwashed by this crap. He is aware of, and laughs, at 'furries', so I think I'm doing ok so far

You should be made aware of any external trainers visiting the school, so just keep an eye on it.

Anyone got GC teens? They could be excellent spies, record training on their phones and throw in a few tricky questions.
The opportunity to tie the presenter in knots is surely a gift.

Yes, my teens are gender critical. I must admit, I thought of getting DS14 to attend said diversity day, and recording it somehow. I want to know what they're being told - because if it's anything like the Mermaids training session, then we need to know.

We will eventually find out which schools, when the stats on trans identifying kids are collated and show skewing at those schools. Then later, maybe the stats of suicide ideation, attempts, with these kids will in reality nudge closer to the bullshit being so recklessly and falsely thrown around now, as said kids awake from the cult that is TRA.

I emailed my DSs school last Thursday to ask exactly that. No reply as yet but it was near the end of term. That Times article was fortuitous in timing - I’ll send in a link to that too ready for the Well Being lead to read on her return!

If they are using Mermaids resources, I will be raising awareness within the parent community. The demographic round here would not react well to the reinforcement of sexist stereotypes.

ToetoToe Your son must go. And ask lots of questions. You can prepare him with a list. Just constantly asking what cis means for a start. (McKinnon tweeted a very cross tweet about Jane Garvey doing this, one of the reasons TM bottled going on woman's hour).
If he's got a like minded friend or two they can have fun.

Mermaids aren't the only organisation doing this. There are TIE and Educate and Celebrate and more. It's endemic.

And there is GIRES which produces this gem of a resource for young people: cdn0.genderedintelligence.co.uk/2012/11/17/17-14-04-GI-sexual-health-booklet.pdf

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Oh that's grim

Surely you could FOI your local authority asking which schools have mermaids trained at and which have sessions they intend to train at in the next three months?

I'd contact the LEA directly.

For example, No Outsiders is an EA programme that's been written by a teacher.

The content is all delivered through stories. The stories specifically chosen for trans things (including one for ks1) aren't great though the rest is. My local lea have been trained by him and there was training for teachers, then the program was rolled out as part of a city wide diversity project.

So it's worth exploring higher up as it might be coming from levels higher than the school.

OMG that Gires book. WTAF?

The pics...

Wut?

What is that a hand or a penis?

Sponsored by the National Lottery...of course.

If I had kids I'd be home schooling, this is outrageous.

Grooming a sex obsession in children. There are other interests in life, this is very basic behaviour.

That is not a hand.