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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

The women fighting to keep trans activism out of the classroom

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IwantToRetire · 02/02/2026 22:06

As gender ideology infiltrates schools, more children are identifying as a different sex. This grassroots group is taking action.

One morning last June, outside a primary school in Devon, three women stood unobtrusively at the school gates handing out leaflets.
They were there at the request of a parent who was worried that an outside organisation had been invited in to teach the children – some as young as six – about “inclusiveness”.

On the surface, this appeared harmless. But this parent had safeguarding concerns about this particular LGBTQ+ supportive group – Pop’n’Olly – whose materials include teaching children about the “gender unicorn” and that a child can be born “male”, “female” or "another sex".

The three local women – Cathy Mudge, a retired midwife, Gilli Blick, a retired solicitor and grandmother, and Jenny Dingsdale, a mother of two children aged 11 and nine – decided to take some gentle direct action.

Article continues at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/02/women-fighting-to-keep-trans-activism-out-of-classrooms/

And at https://archive.is/19b6P

The women fighting to keep trans activism out of the classroom

As gender ideology infiltrates schools, more children are identifying as a different sex. This grassroots group is taking action

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/02/women-fighting-to-keep-trans-activism-out-of-classrooms/

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MrsOvertonsWindow · 09/02/2026 21:55

Keroppi · 09/02/2026 20:53

Sorry to derail. But how do parents know this is occurring? I remember mine having assemblies by outside organisations and never being told in advance or even any communication after to say who it was!

Do we just have to email the school to ask how they teach pshe? Or on the school website these days?

Maybe have a look at the school website and look for the PHSE / SRE section first? That should give details.
Some schools do parental consultation very well and others don't. In particular some got caught out by using inappropriate material from lobby groups as discussed above who then cited commercial confidentiality and refused for parents to see the materials. The new DfE guidelines linked above knock that on the head - "make all the materials available on request"

Tbh - I do think things will change significantly with many of the activist groups self identifying as "experts" being dumped in favour of responsible organisations. The guidance really helps with that.

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