[quote DoubleTweenQueen]@RedCarpetRebellion As you may gather from my comments on another thread, actually am now more concerned than I though I needed to be about the SAGA club, after dramatic change in mood in DD after attending it last week, and other children's comments about it, plus some digital digging.
I think in the meeting with school, I was being placated.
Round II !![/quote]
Yes often this is what schools do. I’ve found this while addressing the pshe teaching at primary and I thought they were happy to be working with us, but in reality we’re fobbing us off to try and work round the DfE guidance rather than follow it.
Formal complaints are the only option really. But be very well informed first.
Especially regarding a club like this- there will be sections of keeping children safe in education and working together to safeguard children that are relevant in complaints about this. Teaching children about safeguarding in the first, informing parents in the second. The pshe guidance and plan your curriculum guidance have relevant points also. It’s worth printing out all of them and highlight the relevant sections to refer directly to in a formal complaint. Refer to ofsteds peer on peer abuse report also- how can any school safeguard girls against boys when they teach them boys can be girls? Reference anything disability related if possible- girls with autism rates of referalls to Tavistock, factual language needed for their commication needs, higher safeguards needed etc. Public sector equality duty means all protected characteristic must have equal weight, except disability that is given great legal protections/priority. Always worth referencing of possible. And asking for equality impact assessment that shows lgbt+ require greater money/time spent on their needs as opposed to race or sex or any other pc. Ask for the safeguarding risk assessment for the club and ask if the schools insurance is well aware of this club and the safeguarding risks and will pay out if it goes wrong.
A complaint following the formal complaint procedure titled formal complaint means ofsted will review how they resolve it, and that can have better outcome that others.
Look at what outside agencies they bring in for this club/pshe/bullying etc - do they comply with dfe guidance to not teach children they are born in the wrong body. Ask for evidence the materials are working together complaint and what level safeguarding training visitors have.
Always always get written answers, minute, establish a time line you want things dealt with and what resolution you expect. And escalate complaints where needed.
If you have a serious concern about well fare or safeguarding contact ofsted.