Stonewall drop Mermaids?

[ScrimpshawTheSecond]

Seems Stonewall used to direct young people to Mermaids. But the link has been removed from the page?:

www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/coming-out/coming-out-young-person

And the page that used to be on there appears to be blank:

www.stonewall.org.uk/organisations/mermaids

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, y'all.

@SerenityNowwwww

I suppose a lot of schools were ‘advised’ by them too. Plus that Pudsy Bear charity thing...

There was also a link with a Scout leader - will need to dig it out.

While I'm here I'm going to have a little rant about the charity sector in general.

I've worked for 3 charities and encountered the same problems over and over again:

• inept Trustees with insufficient (or in many cases no) professional experience of the sector they are there to provide oversight of; very often too many stakeholders on the board and not enough experts.

e.g. it's laudable to have parents of children with disabilities on the board of a disability charity but if you only have those people and nobody with a background and real expertise in child safeguarding (for instance) then you will likely create an organisation with a very weak safeguarding culture.

• lack of oversight of the charity sector in general. It is basically an unregulated sector in terms of operational delivery.

The charity commission simply do not have the resources or expertise to understand the myriad different services being delivered and exist fundamentally to check for embezzlement.

I reported the organisation I used to work for to the charity sector as they were fundamentally failing to adhere to safeguarding legislation to keep vulnerable beneficiaries safe and were also failing in their duty of care to staff in providing a safe workplace. The Charity commission never even responded to me (I was paid off on in the end as the organisation bullied my for whistleblowing and I started the tribunal process).

• a tendency to believe that philanthropy is all that's needed; a good heart and good intentions and sod running a professional workplace. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and often well meaning, underpaid staff who are badly trained or not trained at all and not sufficiently supervised by the poorly experienced and trained people above them can create a perfect storm.

I don't think many people really understand their services many services delivered by the third sector working with vulnerable people are really not inspected at all in the way that ofsted inspects schools or the Cqc inspects care provision.

This was exactly the issue with kids company and I'd be unsurprised if mermaids is the same.

Sorry for typos.

Tl:dr

Core services for vulnerable that have been outsourced to the third sector as part of 'big society' are unregulated, often delivered by underpaid, untrained staff overseen by inexperienced, equally untrained trustees.

Twitter says stonewall have completely dropped all references and the charity have done the same for stonewall. Somethings definitely up.

Twitter now says that Starbucks has removed them from their site (but not social media). Biscuitgate.

@houseofcardsdown

While I'm here I'm going to have a little rant about the charity sector in general.

I've worked for 3 charities and encountered the same problems over and over again:

• inept Trustees with insufficient (or in many cases no) professional experience of the sector they are there to provide oversight of; very often too many stakeholders on the board and not enough experts.

e.g. it's laudable to have parents of children with disabilities on the board of a disability charity but if you only have those people and nobody with a background and real expertise in child safeguarding (for instance) then you will likely create an organisation with a very weak safeguarding culture.

• lack of oversight of the charity sector in general. It is basically an unregulated sector in terms of operational delivery.

The charity commission simply do not have the resources or expertise to understand the myriad different services being delivered and exist fundamentally to check for embezzlement.

I reported the organisation I used to work for to the charity sector as they were fundamentally failing to adhere to safeguarding legislation to keep vulnerable beneficiaries safe and were also failing in their duty of care to staff in providing a safe workplace. The Charity commission never even responded to me (I was paid off on in the end as the organisation bullied my for whistleblowing and I started the tribunal process).

• a tendency to believe that philanthropy is all that's needed; a good heart and good intentions and sod running a professional workplace. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and often well meaning, underpaid staff who are badly trained or not trained at all and not sufficiently supervised by the poorly experienced and trained people above them can create a perfect storm.

I don't think many people really understand their services many services delivered by the third sector working with vulnerable people are really not inspected at all in the way that ofsted inspects schools or the Cqc inspects care provision.

This was exactly the issue with kids company and I'd be unsurprised if mermaids is the same.

This!

But also governments thinking "great they can do it all for us! For free!" and then don't look a "gift horse" in the mouth.

Can anyone please explain what they think is happening in this drama? So Mermaid is suddenly being dropped by loads of people. What happened? How did this come about? A quick google returns just vague news like the law article review news. I don’t understand. Can anyone please explain?

Did it start with the BBC or NHS? Maybe it’s just the house of cards effect.

If I list a load of pages that link to Mermaids, does someone else have the time to archive them?

Central government

Celebrating LGBT+ History Month - Creating a better place environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/27/celebrating-lgbt-history-month/

Information for trans and non-binary people seeking fertility treatment | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority www.hfea.gov.uk/treatments/fertility-preservation/information-for-trans-and-non-binary-people-seeking-fertility-treatment

Local government

Social, emotional and mental health · Enfield Council new.enfield.gov.uk/services/children-and-education/local-offer/social-emotional-and-mental-health/

LGBT+ Sexual Health | Haringey Council www.haringey.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/health/public-health/sexual-health/lgbt-sexual-health

Signposting | LGBT+ support in the borough | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/info/200041/equality_and_diversity/1618/lgbt_support_in_the_borough/5

Gender Reassignment and the law | Protected Characteristics | Melton Borough Council www.melton.gov.uk/info/200041/equality_and_diversity/669/protected_characteristics/3

North East Lincolnshire Council | Self-help menu - North East Lincolnshire Council
www.nelincs.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/covid-19-emotional-wellbeing-resources/self-help-menu/

Bullying | The Hub - Waltham Forest Education Hub thehub-beta.walthamforest.gov.uk/bullying_in_schools

MH young person www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/health/hit/live/mentalhealth/young.aspx

Gender re-assignment equality - Derbyshire County Council derbyshire.gov.uk/council/equalities/gender-re-assignment/gender-re-assignment-equality.aspx

Surrey County Council - Out Lit - Our LGBT collections www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries/borrow-or-renew/collections-and-reading-lists/out-lit-our-lgbt-virtual-collection

Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying | Schools schools.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/homophobic-biphobic-and-transphobic-bullying

Where to go for Support – Congleton Town Council www.congleton-tc.gov.uk/discover-congleton/where-to-go-for-support/

Gender reassignment - Bury Council www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11633

Support and advice - Eastleigh Borough Council www.eastleigh.gov.uk/young-people/support-and-advice

Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside Services Information Directory LGBT
www.tameside.gov.uk/sid/lgbt

LGBTQ support - West Sussex County Council www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/your-space/support/lgbtq-support/

LGBT+ groups and support services | Hampshire County Council www.hants.gov.uk/community/lgbt-alliance/lgbt-groups

Safeguarding in Education safeguarding.dudley.gov.uk/safeguarding/child/work-with-children-young-people/safeguarding-in-education/

Happy OK Sad
happyoksad.warrington.gov.uk/children-and-young-people.aspx

Lewisham Council - Support for LGBTQ+ residents during COVID-19 lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/coronavirus-covid-19/covid19-help-and-support/support-for-lgbtq-residents

More local gov ones coming up...

Kids company trustees:

Sunetra atkinson/sastry: Worked as a BBC make up artist

Erica Bolton: founding director of an international PR agency specialising in arts and culture

Jane Tyler: former partner at a law firm

Richard handover: former boss of WH Smith

Vince o brien: former chair of British venture capitalist association

Andrew Webster: former HR executive of a pharmaceutical company

Alan yentob: former British television executive.

I can't see a single name on that list who would have an in depth working knowledge of youth services, children's safeguarding, therapeutic provision or anything else that kids company were delivering.

Camilla Batmangheilidjh was of course responsible for operational delivery but who was overseeing her? A board with no understanding or expertise of the sector. How could they possibly oversee what she was delivering without understanding the sector?

this shitshow is not the work of any one body. The blame is shared out. Together, they have contrived a collective madness that has co-opted the police, the legal system, and the media, as well as the NHS, schools, prisons, etc.

They all should be held to account. This all needs dismantled.

@Totickleamockingbird

Can anyone please explain what they think is happening in this drama? So Mermaid is suddenly being dropped by loads of people. What happened? How did this come about? A quick google returns just vague news like the law article review news. I don’t understand. Can anyone please explain?

Nobody knows. All we know is a few prominent people and organisations have dropped Mermaids all of a sudden.

It could be a massive coincidence. But given the dodginess of Mermaid's general way of operating, it wouldn't be at all surprising if the shit was about to hit the fan!

Or it could just be that there are court cases coming up to do with childhood transition and the legal teams are looking more closely at this. Seeing that the BBC and NHS no longer link (is that correct?) may cause a chain reaction.

Whatever the cause, we know what a shitshow Mermaids is and it wouldn't hurt to archive associations with the charity now so we have evidence of how widespread their support is, without organisations doing due diligence.

More local council pages linking to Mermaids. As above, I 've checked all of these have the link still on them, but I haven't archived them.

LGBTQ+ | Test Valley Borough Council
testvalley.gov.uk/communityandleisure/communitywellbeing/children-and-young-people/support-for-young-people/lgbtq?displaypref=contrast

/jsna/KYPS_resources - InstantAtlas™ Server
observatory.kirklees.gov.uk/jsna/KYPS_resources

SENDIASS advice and support service
www.barnsley.gov.uk/sendiass

who is already involved? www.leeds.gov.uk/childfriendlyleeds/how-do-i-get-involved/who-is-already-involved

Gender re-assignment equality - Derbyshire County Council
derbyshire-preview.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/equalities/gender-re-assignment/gender-re-assignment-equality.aspx

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex or Asexual (LGBTQIA)? | Islington Directory
directory.islington.gov.uk/kb5/islington/directory/advice.page?id=S2tsLhZoJy4&fbclid=IwAR1iT_yfQA-wSdrTPBFJOQVpW36dmouqa4I8CoI0Rva3Et08ol3sJi7U3Yo

I work in the charity sector too houseofcards & I know what you’re saying. Did you see the survey civil society did with trustees? 97% said they were confident of spotting & stopping wrong doing in their own charity. Cue hysterical laughter.... It’s terrifying how wrong so many of them are!

The charity commission is primarily responsible for ensuring charities comply with charity law

If a charity is providing a regulated service it should be monitored by the same regulator as the private sector so any personal care service should be monitored by the CQC

Education services by ofstead

Any contract awarded by a local authority should require compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures

I think The problem is really in the provision of things like information & advice, support groups & befriending. None of those are regulated. None of those are inspected. Funders will ask in great detail how you do things but they don’t check, as long as you have a policy they won’t look any further

It’s No one job to objectively check if Mermaids information, advice & support is accurate, fair, provided without prejudice & of a high quality. Any evaluation will be paid for by mermaids themselves so not objective

It’s a huge gap in monitoring & regulation

Kit19 I agree wholeheartedly!!

Place I whistleblew at was a befriending charity. No personal care involved so not inspected but in reality trustees seemed to think it was fine if a volunteer went into a toilet cubicle to help a beneficiary out I could not get the trustees to understand why that wasn't ok, nor why we really genuinely did need to have an accident book to record incidents in. They thought that safeguarding was 'nanny state gone mad' despite being involved with extremely vulnerable people.

See also: counselling charities. Unregulated, peeps! I worked for a youth counselling charity that had a safer recruitment policy it didn't bother to follow. No identity or reference checks, before sending people off to spend an hour alone with very vulnerable children.

It's the cracks that are the problem and there are SO many.

Here's a list of .ac.uk pages that link to Mermaids - mostly universities. I haven't had a chance to check if the link is still live on these - the date is when my link checker gizmo last saw the link, so it gives an idea of which may be out of date (but not totally reliable, it might still be there)

COVID-19 Equality Impact Assessment | University of Essex www.essex.ac.uk/student/equality-and-diversity/covid-19-equality-impact-assessment 12/08/2020

For Students | University of Leeds students.leeds.ac.uk/info/100002/big_white_wall_resources_and_self_help/1258/recommended_resources_and_self_help 10/08/2020

LGBTQ+ Resources
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/lgbtq-network/northern-pride/lgbtq-resources/ 10/08/2020

Support during the coronavirus pandemic - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, University of York www.york.ac.uk/about/equality/staff/equality-networks/lgbti--matters/resources/support-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ 09/08/2020

Sex and Sexuality
www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/intranet/329-student-services/counselling/1567-sex-and-sexuality.html 09/08/2020

FAQs | The University of Edinburgh www.ed.ac.uk/generation-scotland/covidlife-volunteers/faqs 08/08/2020

What support and resources are available if I’ve experienced a hate incident? - Report + Support - Durham University reportandsupport.durham.ac.uk/support/what-support-and-resources-are-available-if-ive-experienced-a-hate-incident 08/08/2020

Training, resources and glossary | Equality and Diversity Unit edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/support-resources-and-glossary 07/08/2020

LGBT+ - Equality Policy Unit
equality.leeds.ac.uk/support-and-resources/useful-links/lgbt/ 07/08/2020

LGBT+ support outside the University - Swansea University www.swansea.ac.uk/campuslife/lgbtplussupport/lgbtsupportoutsideoftheuniversity/ 07/08/2020

LGBTQ+ - Mental Health and Wellbeing - Subject Guides at The University of Bolton libguides.bolton.ac.uk/lifelounge/lgbtq 07/08/2020

LGBTQ+ [RESOURCES] - Kidderminster College www.kidderminster.ac.uk/lgbtq-resources/ 07/08/2020

Other help & Information - Student Services - University of Liverpool www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport/counselling/otherhelpinformation/ 06/08/2020

Counselling Service : Self Help - Durham University www.dur.ac.uk/counselling.service/selfhelp/ 05/08/2020

Drag queen calendar is talk of the Toon | The University of Sunderland www.sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/story/drag-queen-calendar-is-talk-of-the-toon-855 05/08/2020

Student Services - Weymouth College www.weymouth.ac.uk/studying-with-us/student-services/ 05/08/2020

Trans Student Journey | Trinity Laban www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/student-life/student-support/trans-student-journey 04/08/2020

Safeguarding and Child Protection – New College Doncaster ncdoncaster.ac.uk/safeguarding-and-child-protection/ 03/08/2020

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2020 - ‘Breaking the Silence’ - MyQMUL
my.qmul.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/items/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2020---breaking-the-silence.html 01/08/2020

Links to Support Organisations – Inclusivity Toolkit sites.marjon.ac.uk/inclusivity/links-to-support-organisations/ 29/07/2020

Campus Services news intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/campus-services/news/Campus-Services-news.aspx 27/07/2020

Terfism is White Distraction: On BLM, Decolonising the Curriculum, Anti-Gender Attacks and Feminist Transphobia | Engenderings blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2020/06/19/terfism-is-white-distraction-on-blm-decolonising-the-curriculum-anti-gender-attacks-and-feminist-transphobia/ 25/07/2020

LGBT Links and Resources | LGBT | University of Greenwich www.gre.ac.uk/lgbt/lgbt-links-and-resources 25/07/2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Brooklands College www.brooklands.ac.uk/latest-news/coronavirus-covid-19/ 21/07/2020

Resources
info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/equity-diversity-and-inclusion/Staff-networks/Spectrum/Resources 14/07/2020

About us | Administration and support services | Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/about-us/ 12/07/2020

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Modern Languages, School of - Newcastle University ncl.ac.uk/sml/edi/ 08/07/2020

The Social Ideas Podcast: LGBTQ+ History Month socialinnovation.blog.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2020/02/28/the-social-ideas-podcast-lgbtq-history-month/ 04/07/2020

IDAHOT 2017 | Kent LGBT+ Staff Network blogs.kent.ac.uk/lgbtstaff/events/why-is-there-an-international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia/idahot-2017/ 01/07/2020

The Emotional Stress of Gender Dysphoria and How to Help – The EDIT Blog
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/editlab/2018/05/02/following-stress-awareness-month-the-emotional-stress-of-gender-dysphoria-and-how-to-help/ 13/06/2020

Trans Support and Resources | University of South Wales advice.southwales.ac.uk/a2z/lgbt-support-and-information/trans-support-and-resources/ 13/06/2020

LGBTQ+ Students - LIVE Smart - LibGuides at University of Dundee libguides.dundee.ac.uk/c.php?g=664589&p=4702861 07/05/2020

LGBT Students | York St John University www.yorksj.ac.uk/student-services/success-programmes/further-support/lgbt-students/ 08/02/2020
Transgender and Non-binary www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/equality/issues/transgender 27/01/2020

Further Help | University of South Wales talkingzone.southwales.ac.uk/further-help/ 31/12/2019

News | ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS) cass.lancs.ac.uk/?cat=13 24/12/2019

Safeguarding and Child Protection – New College Pontefract www.ncpontefract.ac.uk/safeguarding/ 04/12/2019

Trans Support and Resources unilife.southwales.ac.uk/pages/3392 12/09/2019

Showcasing Diversity at Warwick warwick.ac.uk/services/equalops/getinvolved/events/past/showcasingdiversity 08/09/2019

Online resources A-Z | Bournemouth University www.bournemouth.ac.uk/students/health-wellbeing/resources/online-resources-z 03/09/2019

Online resources A-Z | Bournemouth University www.bmth.ac.uk/students/health-wellbeing/resources/online-resources-z 03/09/2019

[Astlgbtstaff] LGBT+ Election, Meeting, History Month, and Social! lists.aston.ac.uk/pipermail/ast_lgbt_staff/2018-January/000067.html 31/08/2019

Transgender Awareness : Equality and Diversity : ... : School of Education and Social Work : Schools and services : University of Sussex
www.sussex.ac.uk/esw/internal/forstaff/eandd/trans 31/07/2019

16. Support, resources and glossary, Equality and Diversity www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/transgender/transgenderguidance/16supportresourcesandglossary/ 14/07/2019

LGBT resources | Health and wellbeing | Portal | Southampton Solent University
portal.solent.ac.uk/support/health-wellbeing/equality-and-diversity/lgbt-staff-network/lgbt-staff-network-resources.aspx 21/06/2019

Expert advice from our partners - University of Exeter www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/equality/toolkit/expertadvicefromourpartners/ 04/06/2019

News teds.ac.uk/news/gender-dysphoria 15/05/2019

Wed 17 May 12.00-14.00 International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia - IDAHOT - Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research - University of Kent
www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/news-events/index.html?view=3444 20/04/2019

2019: (Re)Thinking Trans Healthcare Conference | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law | University of Bristol bristol.ac.uk/fssl/events/2019/rethinking-trans-healthcare-conference.html 27/03/2019

Further Help & Information, nisbcs.southwales.ac.uk/caerleon_information/ 18/03/2019

Supporting Families - University of Worcester www.worc.ac.uk/discover/cpcc-supporting-families.html 11/02/2019

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London scope-uk.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 24/01/2019

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London ewre.cv.ic.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 22/01/2019

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London www.ce.imperial.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 08/01/2019

Links | Supporting trans* students supportingtransstudents.myblog.arts.ac.uk/links/ 08/01/2019

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London search.ic.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 28/12/2018

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London wrp.cc.gslb.ic.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 25/12/2018

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London ic-www.ic.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 23/12/2018

Milestones marked at LGBT Centre's inaugural conference dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2017/february/milestones-marked-at-lgbt-centres-inaugural-conference.aspx 11/12/2018

16. Support, resources and glossary, Equality and Diversity www1.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/transgender/transgenderguidance/16supportresourcesandglossary/ 04/11/2018

Imperial 600 | Administration and support services | Imperial College London www.ic.ac.uk/equality/staff-networks/imperial-600/ 29/10/2018

JISCMail - MEDSOCNEWS Archives www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=MEDSOCNEWS;8f0aeabd.1810 17/10/2018

@needaMNnamegenerator
Many thanks for explaining this.

I think The problem is really in the provision of things like information & advice, support groups & befriending. None of those are regulated. None of those are inspected. Funders will ask in great detail how you do things but they don’t check, as long as you have a policy they won’t look any further

Residentials, forums and emails are not transparent in any way shape or form.

They can have dbs checked young volunteers as part of the policy; there's no dbs that can record the kind of emotional manipulation that detransed people describe when they become part of the trans cult, in real life or online.

Here's a list of school - including primary schools - that link to Mermaids.

Again, I've not checked the link is still live.

Welcome to Barrington Primary School
www.barrington.cambs.sch.uk/website/diversity_and_inclusion/431460 10/08/2020

Pippins Primary School: Websites
www.pippins.slough.sch.uk/page/websites/60609 09/08/2020

Mental wellbeing - King Edward VI School
intranet.kes.hants.sch.uk/health-and-welfare/health/mental-wellbeing 07/08/2020

Stapleton House - The Grange School
www.grange.bucks.sch.uk/students/help-and-support/stapleton-house 07/08/2020

LGBT+ Support - Duncanrig Secondary School
www.duncanrig.s-lanark.sch.uk/privacy_notice-2/ 07/08/2020

Health & Wellbeing - Branston Community Academy
branstonca.lincs.sch.uk/wellbeing/ 07/08/2020

Child Sexual Exploitation
www.springwater.n-yorks.sch.uk/parents-carers/important-information/child-sexual-exploitation 06/08/2020

LGBT - PRESTWICK ACADEMY
www.prestwick.sayr.sch.uk/lgbt.html 05/08/2020

Student Wellbeing during academy closure – Erdington Academy
www.erdingtonacademy.bham.sch.uk/academy-life/student-wellbeing-during-academy-closure/ 05/08/2020

Pastoral Care | Aylesbury High School
www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/category/pastoral-care/ 05/08/2020

Diversity | Juniper Hill School
www.juniperhill.bucks.sch.uk/diversity/ 05/08/2020

Emotional Wellbeing – Page 6 – Sackville School
sackville.w-sussex.sch.uk/wellbeing-2/6/ 04/08/2020

Useful Links | Kettlefields Primary School
www.kettlefields.cambs.sch.uk/useful-links/ 04/08/2020

Pixmore Junior School - Health and Well-being
pixmore.herts.sch.uk/about/parents/health-and-well-being 04/08/2020

LGBTQ+
cttc.staffs.sch.uk/lgbtq.html 03/08/2020

Well-being contacts - St Thomas More Catholic School
www.st-thomasmore.walsall.sch.uk/well-being-contacts/ 03/08/2020

Coronavirus – Presdales School & Sixth Form | Ware | Hertfordshire
presdales.herts.sch.uk/coronavirus/ 03/08/2020

Gorse Hill Primary School :
gorsehill.trafford.sch.uk/inclusive.html 03/08/2020

Westminster Primary School: Rainbow Flag Award
www.westminsterprimary.cheshire.sch.uk/page/rainbow-flag-award/34403 03/08/2020

Bellahouston Academy
www.bellahoustonacademy.glasgow.sch.uk/PlainText/PlainText.aspx?SectionId=62f17512-0392-44d9-bbe2-7c8bd87eaecb 29/07/2020

Advice & Support
rushcliffe.notts.sch.uk/index.php/advice-support 26/07/2020

Student Resources - Ranelagh School
www.ranelagh.bracknell-forest.sch.uk/student-safeguarding/ 26/07/2020

Advice for Wellbeing | Thamesmead School
thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/remote-learning/wellbeing/ 21/07/2020

LGBT+ Inclusion | Rolls Crescent
rolls-crescent.manchester.sch.uk/inclusion/lgbt-inclusion 21/07/2020

Parents | Pilgrim School
www.pilgrim.lincs.sch.uk/Parents 21/07/2020

LGBT Support, Information and Advice | Hazlehead Academy
hazleheadacy.aberdeen.sch.uk/lgbt/lgbt-support-information-and-advice/ 21/06/2020

School Wellbeing - Identity, society and equality - including LGBT and global education.
www.schoolwellbeing.co.uk/pages/identity-society-and-equality-including-lgbt-and-global-education 03/05/2020

Wellbeing and Mental Health - Heathside School
www.heathside.surrey.sch.uk/pastoral-welfare/wellbeing-and-mental-health 25/04/2020

All God's Children (LGBT+)
www.st-margarets.warrington.sch.uk/mailing-list/27-latest-news/436-all-god-s-children-lgbt 28/11/2019

Gender Identity
www.schoolhealth.cnwl.nhs.uk/young-people/health-and-wellbeing-zone/gender-identity/ 17/10/2019

Combs Ford Primary School - Useful Links
combsfordprimaryschool.schooljotter2.com/parents/useful-links 01/09/2019

Brookfield Community School Sexuality and Gender Identity
brookfield.hants.sch.uk/brookfield/sexualityandgender.php 31/08/2019

Bannerman High School
ttp://www.bannermanhigh.glasgow.sch.uk/PlainText/PlainText.aspx?SectionId=0e45a81f-ac64-43c8-9445-9710d7057351 30/08/2019

Support Links » THE COTTESLOE
www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk/safeguarding/support-links/ 29/08/2019

Useful Websites & Contacts
exminster-primary.devon.sch.uk/parents/mental-health-wellbeing-mindfulness/useful-websites-to-support-mental-health-and-well-being 29/08/2019

Welcome to Collaton St Mary CofE Primary
www.collaton-st-mary-primary.torbay.sch.uk/website/pastoral_care/388816 10/07/2019

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School - Helpful Links
english.schooljotter2.com/news-events/helpful-links 25/04/2019

Information longsands.cambs.sch.uk/information/pages/getting_help_01.htm 23/01/2019

Information
ernulf.cambs.sch.uk/information/pages/getting_help_01.htm 06/01/2019

Pupil & Family Support Workers (Learning Mentors) | Castle Batch Primary School Academy
www.castlebatch.n-somerset.sch.uk/pupil-family-support-workers-learning-mentors/ 22/12/2018

Do you feel safe? | Corsham Regis Primary Academy
www.corshamregis.wilts.sch.uk/do-you-feel-safe/ 20/12/2018

LGBT | Manea Community Primary School
www.manea.cambs.sch.uk/lgbt-1/ 20/12/2018

Safeguarding – St.Mary's CE Primary School
www.stmarys.slough.sch.uk/safeguarding/?s= 09/11/2018

I still see links and references to Mermaids on the Stonewall site too but it's a useful reminder to archive everything now, not that I think they could deny it really but it doesn't hurt.

I have access to some wayback machine Stonewall links and some stuff on Blockers in general.

I can only find one link to Mermaids from a police force, I'm surprised!

Ask NED - How can we help? | Devon and Cornwall Police www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/contact/ask-ned/contact/5e50e907-9a29-e711-a365-00505601867d

Has anyone else seen others?

All those links needaMNname - amazing work!

Thanks OhHolyJesus - it's the power of technology! It's from a backlink checker. I have a list of 5000 websites that link to Mermaids (the limit of my free trial - there would be a lot more if I paid for it).

If you can think of how to search it, I can look up sectors. I could do the same for anyone else (Stonewall?)

So far I've searched on .ac.uk, .sch and police.