by admin | May 30, 2024 | The Education System
Getting changed for PE should be straightforward. It should be a safe and secure area for your child to get dressed, but what about the children who don’t fit into the gender binary? Tom Wells (He/Him), 20, came out as male in 2018. He says that he ‘dreaded’...
by Elizabeth Hopwood | May 30, 2024 | The Education System
New draft guidance from the UK Government has told schools in England not to teach children about gender identity. Rishi Sunak said this would ensure children are not “exposed to disturbing content”. The new curriculum will avoid any ideas that gender is a...
by Amelia Oates | May 28, 2024 | The Education System
Long before the days of glitz and glamour of Pride and the joyous act of holding your partners’ hand in public, the LGBTQ+ community was forced to combat Section 28. What is Section 28? Section 28 of the Local Government Act was introduced in May 1988 to...
by Amelia Oates | Apr 26, 2024 | The Education System
When someone says ‘same-sex school’ you might immediately think of the chaos endured by the ruly St Trinian’s boarding school or the childhood classic Malory Towers, but fictional experiences are not always (or ever) truly accurate to the lived experience of pupils...
