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The following articles on education and Scotland appeared in the news.
Posted 31/08/23
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-primary-becomes-first-scots-30767672?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar Rebecca McCurdy, Glasgow primary becomes first Scots school to deliver LGBT inclusive education. Scotland is first country in the world to introduce inclusive education across the curriculum. 23/08/23
https://freespeechunion.org/black-lives-matter-a-guide-to-teaching-sixth-formers-about-racism-and-inequality/ Black Lives Matter: A Guide to Teaching Sixth Formers about Racism and Inequality.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23739201.puberty-blockers-scots-children-must-banned/ Azeem Ibrahim, Puberty blockers for Scots children must be banned. 23/08/23
WORIADS Europe, EU gender nonsense. How it slips into your national laws through the back door & what you can do about it. 30/07/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/27/the-radical-humanism-of-web-du-bois/ Brendan O’Neill, The radical humanism of WEB Du Bois. Sixty years on from his death, his writing offers a way out of the identitarian trap. 27/08/23
https://www.foxnews.com/media/german-daycares-promote-sexual-exploration-rooms-children-engage-sexual-games Nikolas Lanum, German daycares promote ‘sexual exploration rooms’ where children can engage in sexual games. One daycare said it offered kids the ‘freedom to try out childish sexuality’ in the rooms. 23/08/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scots-teachers-refuse-teach-sexuality-30803362 Jessica North, Scots teachers refuse to teach ‘sexuality petals’ and full frontal nude images to primary aged kids. 29/08/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23748141.fundamental-mind-shifts-diversity-scottish-schools/ James McEnaney, ‘Fundamental mind shifts’ and diversity in Scottish schools. 26/08/23
Posted 24/08/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23732811.alister-jack-not-act-irrationally-blocking-gender-law/?ref=ebbn&nid=1388&u=3113c1b3a77b3e25e409aaa02c22166f&date=180823 Andrew Learmonth, Alister Jack did not act ‘irrationally’ in blocking gender law. 18/08/23
https://archive.is/VBjdB Alan Cochrane, Weasel words can’t hide Labour’s dismal record on gender recognition. 18/08/23
https://archive.is/Ys5TL The Times Editors, The Times view on cancel culture at Edinburgh: Beyond the Fringe. The clamour to shut out speakers at this year’s festival threatens the free exchange of ideas upon which the arts depend for their vitality. 17/08/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/graham-linehan-edinburgh-fringe-frankie-boyle/ Brendan O’Neill, What does it take to get you cancelled at the Edinburgh Fringe? 16/08/23
https://archive.is/4odcD#selection-2859.4-2859.80 Daniel Martin, Stonewall cuts all Government departments from its list of top 100 employers. Kemi Badenoch told officials to withdraw from the charity’s diversity scheme amid gender row. 18/08/23
Frank Furedi, Why Is It OK To Black-Face Women. When cultural decadence masquerades in a caricatured female form. 20/08/23
https://thecritic.co.uk/why-i-write-about-gender/ James Esses, Why I write about gender. The issue affects us all. 21/08/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/sadiq-khans-racial-dystopia/ Brendan O’Neill, Sadiq Khan’s racial dystopia. 21/08/23
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/20/triggered-toxic-narcissist-are-you-fluent-in-therapy-speak?CMP=share_btn_link Eleanor Morgan, ‘That’s triggering!’ Is therapy-speak changing the way we talk about ourselves? 20/08/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/19/khan-tried-silence-scientists-questioned-ulez-claims/ Sarah Knapton, Khan tried to ‘silence’ scientists who questioned Ulez claims, emails show. Correspondence shows deputy ‘really disappointed’ that Imperial College publicised findings questioning effectiveness of scheme. 18/08/23
Posted 17/08/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12302919/Almost-half-millennials-think-misgendering-CRIMINAL-offense-new-survey-finds.html James Gordon, Almost half of millennials think misgendering a transgender person should be a CRIMINAL offence, new survey finds. 16/07/23
https://sex-matters.org/posts/schools-and-safeguarding/why-is-the-government-getting-in-such-a-mess-over-the-schools-guidance/ Sex Matters, Why is the government getting in such a mess over the schools guidance? 19/07/23
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66448424 Pauline McLean, Edinburgh Fringe: Anything goes or cancel culture? 09/07/23
Frank Furedi, Education: Has Discipline Become A Dirty Word? 19/07/23
Law, Health and Technology Newsletter, How is Gillick protecting the innocent? Gillick exposes our most vulnerable to the ill-conceived whims of their own immaturity. 05/08/23
Malcolm Richard Clark, The Truth About Jazz. Jazz Jennings is held up as proof that affirmation of a trans identity in kids is a success. The truth is far darker. He was misled by ghoulish parents and a culture that celebrates them. 13/08/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23720092.schools-set-strikes-unison-warns-sustained-action/?ref=ebbn&nid=1388&u=3113c1b3a77b3e25e409aaa02c22166f&date=140823 Kathleen Nutt, Schools set for strikes as Unison warns of sustained action. 14/08/23
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-2023/asking-the-right-questions-about-race/ Inaya Folarin Iman, Asking the right questions about race. If racial disparities don’t equate to racism, then what does explain it? July 2023
https://substack.com/inbox/post/136076424 Rob Lyons, The disaster in Hawaii has been blamed on a warming world. But are there better ways to tackle such events than phasing out fossil fuels? 15/08/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12232799/Teachers-fear-disciplinary-action-self-identity-pupil-tells-school-Im-fox.html Mark Howarth, Now a pupil tells their teacher they identify as a FOX: Union leaders warn staff are fearing disciplinary action and schools are a ‘toxic’ environment for them. 26/06/23
https://archive.is/2023.06.27-075247/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/27/trans-patients-gender-dysphoria-younger-age/ Joe Pinkstone, Gender dysphoria emerging five years sooner than in 2017. Study reveals number of people seeking medical advice about gender identity is on the rise while their average age is decreasing. 27/06/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anger-male-stripper-booked-family-30415242 Ben Boreland, Anger as male stripper booked for ‘family-friendly’ Pride Event at Burrell Collection. 07/07/23
Posted 06/07/23
Melanie Philips, Guidance for trans groomers. Astonishingly, the Chief Rabbi has been Stonewalled. 21/06/23
https://www.ebswa.org/post/ebswa-calls-on-care-inspectorate-scotland-to-withdraw-guidance?fbclid=IwAR2ZGYq82_JFOS7WcR-g9T3eEu_PHCAjgFdWZIXohfTrVLzbaaw7Ex77pdk_aem_th_Aeo28uexDlm2DxZof5FVdc0MAJ18bIK18S9tV48Modk2GMDdfknndLxMEFDJGRDvLmk Maggie Mellon, EBSWA calls on Care Inspectorate Scotland to withdraw Guidance. 12/06/23
https://archive.is/SdzBT Benedict Smith, Foster mother ‘nearly lost children after questioning school’s gender ideology class’. Teacher allegedly reports to social services woman who raised concerns about pupils being given lessons on non-binary gender. 10/06/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-under-pressure-stop-child-30213748 Jessica North, SNP under pressure to stop child puberty blocker prescriptions after NHS England cite ‘gaps in research’. 12/06/23
Frank Furedi, ‘I identify as a cat’. The animalisation of humans and the humanisation of animals. If you erode the distinction between the biological sexes, sooner or later, the boundary between humans and animals is also called into question. 01/07/23
Joanna Williams, Freedom in an Age of Identity Politics. Self-expression now comes with its own strict rules. 01/07/23
https://www.gbnews.com/news/army-officer-lgbt-transgender-complaint Georgina Cutler, Army officer ‘forced out of army’ for simply stating ‘men cannot be women’. 30/06/23
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/23/philadelphia-museum-american-revolution-moms-for-liberty-controversy Torey Akers, Museum in Philadelphia under fire for hosting far-right group’s event. The Museum of the American Revolution is facing pushback for its decision to rent some of its spaces to Moms For Liberty, an ultra-conservative non-profit. 23/06/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snp-ministers-go-hiding-over-30363215 Mary Wright, SNP Ministers go into hiding over ‘polyamory’ sex lessons in Scottish schools. Pupils at Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire are being taught about polyamorous lifestyles, which involves having multiple partners at the same time, as part of learning ‘under the LGBTQ+ umbrella’. 02/07/23
https://reformscotland.com/2023/04/ten-tasks-for-the-new-education-secretary-lindsay-paterson/ Lindsay Paterson, Ten tasks for the new education secretary. 19/04/23
Posted 29/06/23
https://archive.is/UuwNi Louisa Calrence-Smith, Mother’s legal battle over sex education lessons that taught ‘heteronormativity’ was a bad thing. Judge rules that school does not need to release lesson plan as charity’s commercial interests outweigh public interest. 13/06/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/stop-telling-kids-young-six-30207080 Ben Borland, ‘Stop telling kids as young as six they’ve been born in wrong body’ call from parents and experts. 12/06/23
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/transgenderism-in-northern-ireland-campaigner-warns-against-indoctrination-of-children-after-report-criticises-schools-for-defending-pupils-right-to-hold-different-views-4184239 Adam Kula, Transgenderism in Northern Ireland: Campaigner warns against ‘indoctrination’ of children after report criticises schools for defending pupils’ right to hold different views. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has voiced concern that schools are too comfortable with letting pupils hold “diverging opinions” about transgenderism. 14/06/23
https://www.city-journal.org/article/anatomy-of-a-scientific-scandal Colin Wright, Anatomy of a Scientific Scandal. Under pressure, a journal once notable for its courage retracts a major paper on the social roots of gender-related distress – all over a minor, inconsistently applied technicality. 12/06/23
https://www.theepochtimes.com/childrens-doctor-claims-scotlands-offer-of-puberty-blockers-to-children-a-medical-scandal_5335645.html Patricia Devlin, Children’s Doctor Claims Scotland’s Offer of Puberty Blockers to Children a ‘Medical Scandal’. 15/06/23
https://www.gbnews.com/news/sussex-news-rye-college-student-questioned-classmate-identifying-cat Georgina Cutler, Student who questioned classmate ‘identifying as a cat’ called ‘despicable’ by teacher. 19/06/23
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22733965/schools-banned-letting-pupils-change-gender-parents-rishi-sunak/ Harry Cole, RISHI’S SCHOOL RULES Schools to be banned from letting pupils change gender if their parents oppose it in new guidance from Rishi Sunak. 19/06/23
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23605865.calls-made-glasgow-teachers-complete-lgbt-training-course/ Drew Sandelands, Calls made for Glasgow teachers to complete LGBT+ training course. 22/06/23
https://www.newsweek.com/new-ally-has-joined-revolt-against-wokeness-minorities-opinion-1807894 Brendan O’Neill, A New Ally Has Joined the Revolt Against Wokeness: Minorities. 21/06/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/its-becoming-ever-clearer-that-climate-change-is-a-class-issue/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor_Editorial&utm_campaign=BOCH%20%2020230624%20%20House%20Ads%20%20AC+CID_9ac2a0185c52f2377bdc754934b43004 Julie Burchill, It’s becoming ever clearer that climate change is a class issue. 21/06/23
Posted 22/06/23
https://www.theepochtimes.com/concerns-as-scottish-universities-adopting-extreme-anti-racism_5277275.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink Lily Zhou, Concerns as Scottish Universities ‘Adopting an Extreme Form of Anti-Racism’. Senior lecturer warns academics could be labelled racist. 05/06/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/free-speech-fears-scottish-universities-30141860 Douglas Dickie, Guidance from the Scottish Funding Council suggests a belief in academic freedom is an example of ‘white indifference’ – and it seems many Scottish institutions agree. 02/06/23
Redrunnerlea, I Was a Tomboy in the 70’s... No one ever asked me if I felt like I was born in ‘the wrong body’. 06/06/23
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23573523.glasgow-schools-provide-increasing-support-transgender-pupils/ Sarah Hilley, Glasgow schools to provide increasing support to transgender pupils. 07/06/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12164005/Fury-Oxfams-Pride-cartoon-depicting-angry-Terf-character-critics-say-resembles-JK-Rowling.html Dan Sales and Natasha Anderson, Oxfam faces boycott calls over ‘Terf’ Pride cartoon ‘depicting JK Rowling’: Charity apologises saying it had ‘no intention to portray any particular person’ as it deletes clip and releases edited version. 08/06/23
https://unherd.com/2023/06/the-gender-wars-are-not-a-gift-to-the-right/ Kathleen Stock, The gender wars are not a gift to the Right. Concerned women are hardly extremists. 07/06/23
Stephanie Edmonds and Natalya Murakhver, Should Minors Be Allowed to Consent to Medical Procedures? 08/06/23
Abigail Shrier, Little Miss Trouble, Why I’m Not Waiting for the Gender ‘Pendulum’ to Swing Back. 03/06/23
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_934784_smxx.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Ch_LPNIQTgRp01IlKb3FCAEii4wbxc9fBgjZpdktqMQ6MK9nVHP5PJ9Y_aem_th_AZJfvZwhOflP_dCTwv3T6uzE7y8SYic13iDccSloQGUhE2PoflSCdVzHXZ4ntjg2tyk The National Anti-Racism Framework for Initial Teacher Education
https://archive.is/2023.06.10-201412/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/10/gender-ideology-foster-mother-nearly-lost-children-class/ Benedict Smith, Foster mother ‘nearly lost children after questioning school’s gender ideology class’. Teacher allegedly reports to social services woman who raised concerns about pupils being given lessons on non-binary gender. 10/06/23
Posted 08/06/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nhs-trans-surgery-damaged-my-body-for-ever-its-not-safe-jt2hhbrgk?shareToken=ae6c9c6eaf12a61e91ddc63d6c66ed0d Sian Griffiths, ‘NHS trans surgery damaged my body for ever — it’s not safe’. An autistic patient who reversed his transition is suing over treatment given to young people with gender dysphoria. 04/06/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/who-is-pride-really-for/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor_Editorial&utm_campaign=BOCH%20%2020230603%20%20House%20Ads%20%20SM+CID_8f23732b0a38b6dd75d90a932ea570e5 Andrew Doyle, Who is Pride really for? 02/06/23
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22553142/sex-education-schools-shock-parents/ Johanna Williams, From Play-doh vulvas to polyamory, what your kid is learning at school might shock you – its time the Govt got a grip. 01/06/23
https://sex-matters.org/posts/updates/what-does-a-grc-do/ Naomi Cunningham, What does a GRC do? 01/06/23
Frank Furedi, Cancelling Human Knowledge: The Cultural Taliban Is Coming for Mathematics. Science, Philosophy, Classics etc.... 05/06/23
Posted 01/06/23
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/covid-changed-culture-in-scottish-schools-as-violent-incidents-reach-highest-level-in-five-years STV News, ‘Covid changed culture in schools’ amid rise in violent incidents. Disturbing videos of attacks involving pupils shared on social media have caused widespread shock. 22/05/23
Lisa Selin Davis, How Therapists Became Social Justice Warriors. ‘They are training people who will not be able to see half the population as human beings who need compassionate treatment.’ 17/05/23
https://archive.is/2023.05.20-213813/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/05/20/sex-education-rishi-sunak-age-appropriate-rejects-unesco/ Michael Murphy, Rishi Sunak promises to protect ‘our precious children’ amid sex education concerns. The government is distancing itself from UN sex education guidance that has caused widespread concern among MPs. 20/05/23
https://news.sky.com/story/the-ghost-children-thousands-are-missing-school-and-covid-made-the-problem-worse-12883440 Nick Martin, The ‘ghost children’: Thousands are missing school - and COVID made the problem worse. 19/05/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12091229/The-moment-realised-terribly-wrong-Tavistock-Nurse-Sue-Evans-reveals.html Kathryn Knight, The stomach-drop moment I realised there was something terribly wrong at the Tavistock gender clinic: Nurse reveals why she blew the whistle on ‘experimental’ treatment on children as young as ten. 16/05/23
Dr Julia Mason, Low-quality gender research abuses the trust that good medicine demands. 24/05/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12117017/MAYA-FORSTATER-despicable-witch-hunt-trans-lobby-against-fine-principled-woman.html?ito=email_share_article-top Maya Forstater: This is a despicable witch-hunt by the trans lobby against a fine and principled woman. 23/05/23
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ontario-mom-asks-catholic-school-board-why-fourth-graders-are-playing-sexual-grooming-games-in-class/ Clare Marie Merkowsky, Ontario mom asks Catholic school board why fourth graders are playing ‘sexual grooming’ games in class. 25/05/23
https://archive.is/2023.05.27-215531/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/27/civil-service-whistleblower-settlement-political-activism/ Louisa Clarence Smith, Civil servant who blew the whistle on political activism wins £100,000 settlement. Anna Thomas raised the alarm over a number on concerns, including a police jobseekers’ event that excluded white men. 27/05/23
https://archive.md/2023.05.29-105517/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/judges-warned-on-gender-protocols/news-story/cd785c19ceb9a826e2c28cc2f0d092c3?amp&nk=7dd139d749cc4efe5f5b27a23fd1fe8a-1685357759 Ellie Dudley and Natasha Robinson, Judges warned on gender protocols. 29/05/23
Posted 25/05/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/minister-accused-heartbreaking-betrayal-sex-28948168 Jessica North, Minister accused of 'heartbreaking betrayal' as sex abuse survivor calls for government review of LGBT quango. 15/01/23
Stephanie Edmonds, I Was a Girl Who Wanted to Be a Boy... But I grew out of it. 10/05/23
https://reduxx.info/exclusive-two-survivors-allege-they-were-groomed-sexually-exploited-by-staff-at-scottish-lgbt-youth-charity/ Reduxx Team, Two Survivors Allege They Were “Groomed,” Sexually Exploited By Staff at Scottish LGBT Youth Charity. 22/12/22
https://archive.vn/2023.05.10-201750/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/scotland-young-children-trans-puberty-blockers-health/ Daniel Sanderson, Children as young as 12 can have puberty blockers, Scots watchdog says. Experts concerned over social care regulator’s guidance for bodies helping young people who declare themselves transgender. 10/05/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/10/parents-are-right-to-be-angry-about-drag-queen-story-hour/?utm_source=Today+on+spiked&utm_campaign=a75b4ef83d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_05_10_05_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a75b4ef83d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Lauren Smith, Parents are right to be angry about Drag Queen Story Hour. Why has a Munich library invited an act called ‘Eric Big Clit’ to read to four-year-olds? 10/05/23
https://civitas.org.uk/publications/show-tell-and-leave-nothing-to-the-imagination/ Jo-Anne Nadler, how, tell and leave nothing to the imagination: How critical social justice is undermining British schooling. May 2023
https://thecritic.co.uk/gatekeeping-the-safeguarders/ Josephine Bartosch, Gatekeeping the safeguarders. We should put children before ideological conflict. 18/05/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12082967/Fury-WHOs-sex-education-early-childhood-masturbation-FOURS.html Chris Brooke, Fury over World Health Organisation's sex education about 'early childhood masturbation and gender identities' for UNDER-FOURS. 14/05/23
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-65473198 Lauren Moss, Teachers walk tightropes in face of no trans guidance. 19/05/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-trans-butcher-and-the-disaster-of-the-snps-self-id/ Iain Macwhirter, The trans butcher and the disaster of the SNP’s self-ID. 19/05/23
Posted 18/05/23
https://www.gbnews.com/news/nottinghamshire-news-teacher-sacked-pronouns-row-child GB Reporter, Primary school teacher ‘sacked after refusing to use 8-year old’s preferred pronouns’. 12/05/23
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/20/third-of-uk-librarians-asked-to-censor-or-remove-books-research-reveals?fbclid=IwAR3gvPDaOUKJ2dZ6usqF3V9ar3s_QEYBKzqEV6CpIgPfwdVAAXGB4qWgYXM Sarah Shaffi, A survey by Cilip shows members of the public using increasingly threatening behaviour about the removal of books on empire, race and LGBTQ+ themes. 20/04/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/adjoa-andoh-and-the-racialisation-of-society/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor_Editorial&utm_campaign=BOCH%20%2013052023%20%20App%20Ads%20%20AC+CID_d0d1ec1f95021023f65b99d2dbbc45dc Brendan O’Neill, Adjoa Andoh and the racialisation of society. 11/05/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/13/outrage-over-who-advice-on-sexuality-for-infants/ Michael Murphy, Outrage over WHO advice on sexuality for infants. The Guide argues that ‘sexuality education starts from birth’. 13/05/23
https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-65-issue-1/article-9698/ Walter Humes, Scottish education A crisis of confidence and trust.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/14/the-new-homophobia/ Ben Appel, Homophobia in drag. Transgender ideology has breathed new life into a dark, old prejudice. 14/05/23
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65588466?fbclid=IwAR05nU9iVY2a3mOLyTefWIb6eGdu5yWb-HXLl57X0-t6PaEVMBKTKzLm_AI Nicola Sturgeon ‘absolutely failed’ Scottish children - commissioner (retrieved 15/05/23)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/12/oxford-university-students-colouring-pencils-stress-relief/ Ewan Somerville, Oxford University students given colouring pencils ‘to relieve stress’. The scheme, rolled out across campus to encourage undergraduates to ‘give your mind a break’, has been mocked for ‘infantilising’ them. 12/05/23
Posted 11/05/23
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/08/trans-pupils-put-school-policies-test-heated-debate-england Sally Weale, Trans pupils put school policies to test amid heated debate in England. Headteachers want help on dealing with gender dysphoria but fear government guidance will be too rigid. 08/05/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-education-group-says-sorry-for-fetish-web-links-d2lhgk7fg Sex education group regrets web links to fetish material. 03/05/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12061533/Joanna-Cherry-gives-Fringe-venue-seven-day-ultimatum-cancelled-amid-gender-row.html Tom Eden, ‘Back down and say you’re sorry or I'll see you in court’: Joanna Cherry gives Fringe venue seven-day ultimatum after being cancelled amid gender row. 09/05/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/26be6c2e-eab0-11ed-8b19-8262c49fff39?shareToken=a6f57a6516388ab463440f0a7cfa3f52 Lucy Bannermn, Sex lesson provider urges children to become ‘activists’. Charity in row with parent also claims that virginity doesn’t exist. 04/05/23
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/04/gender-affirming-care-debate-europe-dutch-protocol/673890/?utm_source=pocket_saves Frieda Klotz, A Teen Gender-Care Debate Is Spreading Across Europe: Doubts have now come to the Netherlands, where the most-contested interventions for children and adolescents were developed. 28/04/23
https://archive.ph/2023.04.29-183109/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/29/the-fear-to-speak-freely-still-haunts-university-campuses/ Inaya Foların Iman, The fear to speak freely still haunts university campuses: Politicians have failed to provide adequate safeguards, leaving the task of resisting censorious activists to brave academics. 29/04/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-the-gender-debate-shaped-the-new-face-of-moralism/ Stephen Daisley, How the gender debate shaped the new face of moralism. 01/05/23
https://safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2023/04/29/unesco-who-sexuality-education/ An independent review of two standards documents produced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). These standards underpin the global initiative for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), currently promoted by UNESCO. 29/04/23
Posted 04/05/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labours-lessons-for-boys-plan-is-a-sinister-sideshow/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Joanna Williams, Labour’s ‘lessons for boys’ plan is a sinister sideshow. 25/04/23
https://dolancummings.com/2023/04/20/in-praise-of-our-moral-inheritance/ Dolan Cummings, In praise of our moral inheritance. (retrieved 02/05/23)
https://www.ebswa.org/post/open-letter-to-cafcass-children-s-best-interests-not-gender-ideology-are-our-paramount-concern Maggie Mellon, Open letter to CAFCASS - ‘Children’s best interests, not gender ideology are our paramount concern’. 14/04/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/04/28/how-activism-took-over-the-classroom/ Alka Sehgal, How activism took over the classroom. Too many schools are now pushing an identitarian worldview on to the young. 28/04/23
https://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/business/council-commitment-on-controversial-guidance-for-primary-schools-4121266 Peter Urpeth, Council commitment on controversial guidance for primary schools. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have reaffirmed a commitment that controversial national guidance on the teaching of relationships, sexual health and parenthood in primary schools will not be followed in the Isles. 27/04/23
Dave Clements, School absence - it’s time to attend to the problem. Why a culture of fear and a failure of education is keeping kids at home. 29/04/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12029321/Parents-trans-pupils-plan-sue-government.html Sanchez Manning, A group of parents whose children have changed gender plan to sue the Department for Education for not protecting them from trans ideology in schools. 30/04/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/28/britain-has-given-up-on-education1/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Joanna Williams, Britain has given up on education. Children are being painfully let down time and again by a government and teaching profession with the wrong priorities. 28/04/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/two-thirds-scots-pupils-rebelled-29851707# Ben Borland, As many as two-thirds of Scots pupils rebelled against SNP's intrusive school ‘sex survey’. 30/04/23
Posted 27/04/23
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alarm-over-teaching-nursery-children-scotland-about-consent-1436251 The Newsroom, Alarm over teaching nursery children in Scotland about consent. The Scottish Government is to investigate how the concept of ‘consent’ is taught to nursery-aged children, according to a document outlining its strategy to prevent violence against women and girls. 25/11/17
https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/behind-rhetoric-untold-story-of-gender-affirming-clinics/ Carol Tavris, Behind the Rhetoric: The Untold Story of “Gender-Affirming” Clinics. 17/04/23
https://www.theepochtimes.com/majority-of-members-at-largest-teachers-union-are-unaware-of-far-left-motions-pushed-at-conferences_5186339.html Owen Evans, Majority of Members at Largest Teachers Union Are ‘Unaware’ of Far-Left Motions Pushed at Conferences. 21/04/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23469493.trans-children-facing-lengthy-waits-glasgow-treatment/ Caroline Wilson, Trans children facing lengthy waits for Glasgow treatment. 22/04/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-womens-institute-trans-rebels-have-had-enough-of-men-like-william-hague/ Brendan O’Neil, How dare William Hague lecture the Women’s Institute on trans rights. 19/04/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/head-teachers-urged-to-drop-trans-lesson-plan-2wkf2fb3k Marc Horne, Head teachers urged to drop trans lesson plan. 19/04/23
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/23/teachers-warn-new-gender-guidance-for-english-schools-could-put-children-at-risk Anna Fazackerley, Teachers warn new gender guidance for English schools could put children at risk: Government accused of creating ‘atmosphere of fear’ with plan to compel schools to inform parents if pupils question gender. 23/04/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/23474816.235k-year-equality-diversity-free-speech/ Mark Smith, £235k a year on equality and diversity. But what about free speech? 24/04/23
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/nearly-60-of-high-schools-sign-up-for-lgbt-youth-scotland-inclusivity-scheme Tara Fitzpatrick, Nearly 60% of high schools sign up for LGBT+ inclusivity scheme The scheme, which provides schools with training to challenge prejudice, has also been adopted by some primary schools, colleges and universities. (Retrieved 25/04/23)
Posted 20/04/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/group-campaigning-against-indoctrination-scottish-29668141 David Walker, Group campaigning against indoctrination in Scottish schools forced to change Dundee venue TWICE due to protests. 10/04/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-does-the-census-say-there-are-more-trans-people-in-newham-than-brighton/ Michael Biggs, Why does the census say there are more trans people in Newham than Brighton? 09/04/23
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-parents-tell-horror-being-29705948 Sally Hind, Scots parents tell of horror at being reported to social services for misgendering their autistic child. 14/04/23
Jesse Singal, Here’s More Evidence That Youth Gender Medicine Researchers Might Be Hiding Unfavorable Data From The Public, 14/04/23
https://www.npfs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/edd/2017/07/Final-E-versionpdf.pdf National Parent Forum of Scotland, Review of the impact of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) circa 2017
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ministers-will-pay-if-they-ignore-the-public-on-gender-reform-s3wnjqf79 Jamie Gillies, Ministers will pay if they ignore the public on gender reform. The Government must accept that the majority of Scots oppose the aims in the bill vetoed by Westminster. 14/04/23
Lisa Selin Davis, The Urgency of Detransition Care: What we need from gender medicine, and why. 17/04/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/04/17/why-the-trans-movement-is-so-intolerant/ Brendan O’Neill, Why the trans movement is so intolerant: Political self-pity is the new enemy of freedom. 17/04/23
https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/blog/why-we-use-pronouns-in-signatures/ Steven Taylor, Why we use pronouns in our email signatures, retrieved. 18/04/23
Posted 13/04/23
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/schools/4115785/scottish-union-for-education-dundee-lecturer/ Cheryl Peebles, Gender identity teaching in schools challenged by Dundee lecturer behind new campaign group. Dr Stuart Waiton says it is wrong that children are being taught 'as fact' that gender is fluid. 03/02/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/05/drag-queen-story-time-allowed-schools-teachers-union-neu/ Louisa Clarence-Smith, Invite drag queens into schools, says teachers’ union. Performers and LGBT+ authors challenge a ‘heteronormative culture that dominates education’, claim members in vote. 05/05/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/schools-must-support-drag-queen-story-time-says-teaching-union-ncxkrpztl Nicola Woolcock, Schools must support drag queen story time, says teaching union. 05/04/23
Claire Fox, Western civilisation is worth defending. Easter is an event of great importance to Western culture - and a good time to reflect on the gains we've made across society. 06/04/23
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/5593156/sex-education-james-mcenaney-opinion/ James McEnaney: Leave harmful social conservatism in the past where it belongs. If some are threatened by the notion of people feeling free to genuinely be themselves, then that’s their problem. 10/04/23
Posted 06/04/23
https://unherd.com/2023/03/the-bbcs-phoney-war-on-disinformation/ Kathleen Stock, The BBC’s phoney war on disinformation: a bit of self-awareness wouldn’t go amiss 24/03/23
Frank Furedi, What is woke - and what it isn’t? Demystifying a power that refuses to give itself a name 27/03/23
https://thespectator.com/topic/childhood-died-again-velma-winnie-pooh/?fbclid=IwAR3Uz15fVU-cxmZpZ8YDFwHKz-xgihy2VxH1yZH7r5g1YmVKsXufiUU2SKg Matt Purple, Yawn: your childhood just died again: when the transgressive becomes normal, the normal will become transgressive 24/03/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/01/18/letting-gender-confused-children-socially-transition-could-harmful/ Camilla Turner, Letting gender-confused children ‘socially transition’ could be harmful, teachers to be warned. Schools will receive guidance on pupils who take on new names and pronouns, sometimes without their parents' knowledge. 18/03/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-the-cult-of-victimhood-turning-violent/ Brendan O’Neill, Is the cult of victimhood turning violent? 29/03/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11928467/A-schools-casual-phone-call-mother-shopping-Waterstones-left-turmoil.html Sanchez Manning, ‘Hi, your daughter is now a boy... just letting you know’: A school’s casual phone call to a mother shopping in Waterstones that left her in turmoil – and is a warning to every parent. 01/04/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/schools-let-pupils-switch-gender-without-informing-parents-pppbphkgq Steven Swinford & Nicola Woolcock, Schools ‘let pupils switch gender without informing parents’. 30/03/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-trans-ideology-took-over-our-schools/ Joanna Williams, How trans ideology took over our schools. 30/03/23
https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/asleep-at-the-wheel/ Lottie Moore, Asleep at the Wheel: An Examination of Gender and Safeguarding in Schools. 30/03/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harmful-podcast-on-trans-child-3-is-pitched-at-scottish-schools-khl592vwn Mike Wade, ‘Harmful’ podcast on trans child, 3, is pitched at Scottish schools, 30/03/23
Posted 30/03/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/23/dont-know-who-fancy-queer-schools-tell-children/ Daniel Sanderson, If you don’t know who you fancy then you’re queer, schools tell children. Edinburgh’s top state school also teaches that there are three biological sexes and suggests highly controversial concepts are facts. 23/03/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ghost-children-the-pupils-who-never-came-back-after-lockdown/ Harriet Sergeant, Ghost children: the pupils who never came back after lockdown. 25/03/23
Malcolm Clark, Sex Education: The Nicolson Paradox
When MPs sound off on subjects, they know nothing about it’s never a good idea as John Nicolson proved when he spoke out about Sex Education in schools. 22/03/23
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/03/23/florida-principal-fired-michelangelo-david-pornographic Torey Akers, Florida school principal fired for showing students Michelangelo’s ‘pornographic’ David sculpture. Tallahassee Classical School’s principal, Hope Carrasquilla, was fired following parental complaints her Renaissance curriculum was too risqué 23/03/23
http://www.sedaa.org/2023/03/wakefield-blasphemy-incident-is-a-wake-up-call-that-we-could-lose-the-the-freedoms-we-enjoy-in-britain/ Khadija Khan, Wakefield ‘Blasphemy’ incident is a wake up call that we could lose the freedoms we enjoy in Britain. 21/03/23
https://compactmag.com/article/welcome-to-terf-island?fbclid=IwAR0dS9m9FgahfoSe3MceoDiBBKXgUFZWpslEEBYtY23jF27O3y5LaZWSSWk Nina Power, Welcome to TERF Island. 22/03/23
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/gillian-keegan-transgender-guidance-schools Callum Mason, Keegan promises draft transgender guidance this spring. The education secretary says it is ‘incredibly important’ that the government takes the time to get its transgender guidance for schools right. 22/03/23
https://forwomen.scot/24/03/2023/gender-identity-theory-in-schools/ FWS, Gender Identity Theory in Schools. So what does the T mean? 24/03/23
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/nicola-sturgeon-not-step-scottish-080217201.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGBdfvt_jwi8621hNxxfe849bEWFpCxKEDaoGY33KDRlozZma3BMNZwmypBC77RKBZkb4RAFIZ_vfpzBsv8B7aobpvAzOpMA3XYH3rwwAtjPeuXi9OyJ9sL7pf9mF-L5GV-Av4seWHl9aVDa_srCst11b6vCkZkG9mFOQXXmHF-j Jody Harrison, Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I was not out of step with Scottish public over gender reforms’. 21/03/23
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/27/humza-yousaf-profile-snp-scotland-first-minister Severin Carrell, Humza Yousaf: continuity candidate taking over as Scottish first minister. Part of the SNP government for over a decade, the 37-year-old is now Holyrood’s first minority ethnic leader after a bitter contest. 27/03/23
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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-document-that-reveals-the-remarkable-tactics-of-trans-lobbyists/ James Kirkup on the document that reveals the remarkable tactics of trans lobbyists. 02/12/19
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/17/drag-queen-teaches-pupils-conversion-therapy-spectacular-safeguarding/ (paywall) Ewan Somerville on the Drag queen who posted about ‘orgies’ and was invited to school in ‘spectacular safeguarding fail’. 17/03/23
https://open.substack.com/pub/cieo/p/the-trouble-with-sex-education-1a5?r=fjkva&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Joanna Williams on the trouble with sex education. 19/03/23
https://www.city-journal.org/understanding-the-sex-binary Colin Wright on Understanding the Sex Binary. Accurate, nonpoliticized descriptions of biology are essential to crafting policy to preserve the integrity of female-only spaces. 20/03/23
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/eis-union-warns-of-toxic-misinformation-over-trans-rights-and-lobbying-in-schools-amid-gender-bill Tara Fitzpatrick on the teaching union warns of ‘toxic’ misinformation over trans rights. The EIS have issued guidance to counter a rise in ‘lobbying materials, containing inaccurate information’. 15/03/23
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/portobello-library-parents-told-to-pay-ps600-for-security-after-edinburgh-gender-talk-plans-spark-protest-4062535 Jolene Campbell, Portobello Library: Parents told to pay £600 for security after Edinburgh gender talk plans spark protest. Group told to pay for security guards amid fears about public safety at Portobello event as the council is facing calls to cancel. 13/03/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11885599/Sex-education-lesson-plans-teach-children-aged-13-sex-toys-porn-masturbation.html Elly Blake, Sex education lesson plans teaching children aged 13 about sex toys, porn and masturbation are removed from website of UK provider selling them. 21/03/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/universities-turning-students-snowflakes-says-29520459 John Glover, Universities are turning students into snowflakes, says ex-Glasgow careers chief Linda Murdoch claimed that advice around mental health and supporting students meant that they were being turned into snowflakes as normal emotions were being treated as a threat to their mental health. 22/03/23
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k13f Antisocial on Sex education and schools. Some school pupils are learning about pleasure, some parents think it’s too explicit. The debate online has been fuelled by the fact that schools aren’t sharing lesson plans.
http://futurecities.org.uk/2023/03/22/companies-proper-gander-into-design-education/ Alex Cameron on the worrying proposal to put ‘sustainability’ and the ‘circular economy’ at the centre of the Design & Technology GCSE curriculum in England. 22/03/23
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https://archive.is/2023.03.04-090234/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/04/government-considering-urgent-review-inappropriate-sex-education/#selection-1209.4-1213.135 Louisa Clarence-Smith, ‘Government considering urgent review into “inappropriate” sex education. Rishi Sunak is said to be personally alarmed about Government guidance produced in 2019 that was endorsed by LGBT charity Stonewall.’ 04/03/23
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/mar/08/sex-education-review-is-politically-motivated-say-teaching-unions Aletha Adi and Richard Adams, ‘Sex education review is “politically motivated”, say teaching unions. Tory MPs’ claims of extreme graphic lessons at England’s schools written off as “inflammatory rhetoric”.’ 08/03/23
https://ethicsintroduction.weebly.com/uploads/4/4/6/2/44624607/bertrand_russell_the_functions_of_a_teacher.pdf Bertrand Russell, ‘The functions of a teacher.’ 1950
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64892868?fbclid=IwAR2ZbF8uV-RdGW2RjkZ2ujX4QwfrW0v4VRaqYGwJRmO7mR5m8E641ygE_D0 BBC, ‘Sex education review announced after MPs raise concerns.’ 09/03/23
https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/underachieving-boys-what-educators-can-do ‘Boys in England are underachieving. What can educators do?’ Retrieved 10/03/23
https://unherd.com/2023/03/stop-trying-to-indoctrinate-kids/ Kathleen Stock, ‘Stop trying to indoctrinate kids. Axe-grinding political obsessives could kill off reading.’ 03/03/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/03/05/what-i-saw-inside-the-tavistock/?fbclid=IwAR2whs4izo8bFEWmlT7AbODLoV9P75hN5ud1eDKLzmzUREsm6ew8VDkkxCs#lewt56xzpjzyamyuhie Marcus Evans, ‘What I saw inside the Tavistock. The gender clinic put troubled children on a conveyor belt towards transition and snuffed out internal dissent.’ 05/03/23
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scotlands-transgender-debate-parents-concerned-about-rising-numbers-of-girls-identifying-as-male-have-a-right-to-free-speech-susan-dalgety-4059255 Susan Dalgety, ‘Scotland’s transgender debate: Parents concerned about rising numbers of girls identifying as male have a right to free speech.’ 11/03/23
Frank Furedi, ‘We must resist the sexualisation of children. On the sexual adultification of childhood.’ 11/03/23
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Dave Clements, ‘Why are schools excluding so many vulnerable kids? Special educational needs get kids in serious trouble.’ 27/02/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/02/following-science-covid-lockdown-not-when-came-children-apparently/ Sarah Knapton, ‘Following the science during Covid lockdown? Not when it came to our children, apparently. Emerging data and evidence point to Government not doing what was best but rather what was easiest when it came to schools.’ 02/03/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/28/how-our-schools-lost-control/?fbclid=IwAR1mtviVmtCg4SpOE4xELjYt4vr0rHXCNyH8BF_d9nh5HHRY4tRjrLd6rSk#leqwl3zla86nqnsb5rq Joanna Williams, ‘How our schools lost control. Pupils are protesting and rioting and teachers seem incapable of stopping it.’ 28/02/23
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2023/i-regret-to-inform-you/ An Admissions Don, ‘I regret to inform you… An admissions don at a major British university lays bare the quota-driven process of student selection and imagines what honest acceptance and rejection letters may look like.’ February 2023
https://www.teachwire.net/news/behaviour-management-approaches-teachers-authority/ Kevin Rooney, ‘Behaviour management – Let’s stop taking sides and restore teachers’ authority. Proponents of “Warm-Strict” and “Trauma-Informed” behavioural approaches continue to miss the real problem – teachers’ lack of authority…’ Retrieved 03/03/23
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/school-defends-decision-replace-mirrors-26377222 Alexander Brock, ‘School defends decision to replace mirrors in girls' toilets with “motivational posters”.’ 03/03/23
https://archive.is/2023.03.04-084220/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2023/03/04/masturbation-lessons-100-genders-what-children-taught-school/#selection-1167.4-1167.16 Louisa Clarence-Smith, ‘Masturbation lessons and 100 genders: What our children are being taught at school. Why are pre-pubescent pupils learning about “rough sex” and preferred pronouns in secret?’ 04/03/23
https://www.scotsman.com/education/landmark-scottish-education-review-calls-for-significant-reduction-in-exams-4050224 Martyn McLaughlin, ‘Landmark Scottish education review calls for 'significant reduction' in exams. The frequency of examinations in Scottish secondary education should be “significantly” curtailed, with an end altogether for exams for those S4 pupils who intend to study at Higher level, according to a long-awaited report.’ Retrieved 06/03/23
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/03/01/young-deserve-answers-lockdown-politicians/ (Paywall) Editorial, ‘The young deserve answers from lockdown politicians. They are facing possibly permanent damage to their educations, careers and mental health as a consequence of these decisions.’ 01/03/23
Frank Furedi, ‘The all too casual deployment of the politics of fear By Matt Hancock. Project Fear was the inevitable consequence of institutionalised social engineering.’ 06/03/23
Posted 02/03/23
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/19/feminism-has-a-woman-problem/?fbclid=IwAR1ZixzouNzcJbFI1zLaaKUs2oDhZEnTb4YmvnY8cBE9v_2TjFfL1z9mbVA#lebc9klbv31yjhbfe7 Jennie Bristow, ‘Feminism has a woman problem. Why so many younger feminists have fallen for the delusions of gender ideology.’ 19/02/23
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/campaign-launched-send-every-msp-29218605 David Walker, ‘Campaign launched to send every MSP in Scotland book about failings at Tavistock clinic. Parents advocate group Safeguarding Our Schools Scotland wants to raise awareness about potential issues at Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow who offer similar children’s gender services to the now-shut down Tavistock in England. 15/02/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-aberdeens-curriculum-decolonising-plans/ Stephen Daisley, ‘Revealed: Aberdeen’s “curriculum decolonising” plans.’ 18/02/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/scottish-schools-have-become-places-of-indoctrination/?fbclid=IwAR3yv1hkDTFNT-4wqiP7FYFMB_QTu9lgPEHBvvbRiN-G2aiGkDZuVz7oiBw Stuart Waiton, ‘Scottish schools have become places of indoctrination.’ 19/02/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20611678.attainment-gap-widens-poorer-pupils-suffer-greater-impact-pandemic/ Kathleen Nutt, ‘Attainment gap widens as poorer pupils suffer greater impact of pandemic.’ 09/08/22
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/scot.2023.0440 Sarah Pedersen, ‘“Believers in biology”: a co-ordinated effort to disrupt the 2022 census.’ February 2023
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/19/the-rewriting-of-roald-dahl-should-disturb-us-all/ Tom Slater, ‘The rewriting of Roald Dahl should disturb us all. Philistines and vandals have taken over art and culture.’ 19/02/23
https://dailysceptic.org/2023/02/27/isle-of-man-suspends-sex-education-classes-after-drag-queen-tells-11-year-olds-there-are-73-genders/ Toby Young, ‘Isle of Man suspends sex education classes after drag queen tells 11 year-olds there are 73 genders.’ 27/02/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-real-reason-to-be-scared-of-kate-forbes/?fbclid=IwAR26Y24eSd-AKcp1UBFpo4HmruhafLGLW__lCBZuFKxPwWs-24HeygMbSfw Stephen Daisley, ‘The real reason to be scared of Kate Forbes (we have moved beyond the age of tolerance into the age of affirmation).’ 22/02/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/two-thirds-of-voters-oppose-snps-gender-reform-plans-d8wh3wh9w Kieran Andrews, ‘Two thirds of voters oppose SNP’s gender reform plans.’ 15/12/23
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https://lnkd.in/ezizgAkb Harley Richardson on the philosophical roots of education for the under-7’s. 21/02/2023
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-metoo-fallout-is-wrecking-the-lives-of-schoolboys-lkblpkw35 Sian Griffiths, Why MeToo fallout is wrecking the lives of schoolboys. ‘Ahead of a new TV drama about consent, experts say an “excessive” crackdown leads to pupils being shunned or expelled.’ 05/02/23
https://unherd.com/2023/02/scotland-turns-on-gender-ideology/ Freddie Sayers, Scotland turns on gender ideology. ‘Our polling reveals Scottish voters are the most trans-skeptical.’ 10/02/23
https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/naomi-cunningham-gwyneth-king-fights-an-army-of-straw-women-and-wins Naomi Cunningham, Gwyneth King fights an army of straw (wo)men and wins. ‘In her piece on media coverage of the Scottish government’s proposed gender-recognition reform (1 February 2023), Gwyneth King criticises those who have pointed out that women’s organisations which signed a statement in support of the Scottish government’s policy are recipients of substantial financial support from the Scottish government.’ 08/02/23
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732118X2300003X Lucy Foulkes and Jack L. Andrews, ‘Are mental health awareness efforts contributing to the rise in reported mental health problems? A call to test the prevalence inflation hypothesis’. April 23
https://unherd.com/2023/02/nicola-sturgeon-is-rewriting-history/ Kathleen Stock, Nicola Sturgeon is rewriting history. ‘She purged reason from the gender debate.’ 17/02/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/23268235.anti-terf-misogyny-contaminated-snp/ Kevin McKenna piece contextualising the SNP’s legislature programme and its illiberalism. 23/01/23
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23298832.letting-scotlands-children-discipline/ Herald view, We are letting Scotland's children down on discipline. 04/02/23
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4729575-gender-ideology-in-schools Carolyn Brown, ‘Gender Ideology & the Gender Recognition Reform Bill: A Perfect Scottish Storm: What Parents Need to Know’. 27/01/23
Posted: 16/02/23
American Psychiatric Association. Gender dysphoria diagnosis.
Regina Erich, ‘What the Scottish Government wants your kids to learn about sex and relationships’. 28/11/22
Matt Powell, ‘Devout born-again Christian mother sues her four-year-old son’s school in first case of its kind in UK for “making him take part in LGBT parade”’. 03/02/23
Nigel Biggar, ‘Deconstructing decolonisation. At its most radical, the push for decolonising the curriculum rests on a series of false assumptions that we need to repudiate’. 02/23
‘Gender critical author Helen Joyce accuses her son’s prestigious sixth form of risking safety by allows trans pupils to use girls’ toilets and play for female teams’. 03/02/23
Mark McLaughlin, ‘New union to fight race, diversity and gender dogma in schools’. 02/02/23
Owen Evans, ‘New union takes on “indoctrination” of Scottish education system’. 03/02/23
Stuart Waiton, ‘The fightback against the woke capture of Scottish schools begins’. 04/02/23
Joanna Williams, ‘Playgrounds are no place for Pride parades’. 04/02/23
Jenny Hjul, ‘How Scotland became the wokest country in the world. Nicola Sturgeon’s passion for fashionable causes is changing the Scottish social landscape – much to the frustration of many locals’. 28/01/23
Posted: 09/02/23
Jessie Singal on teachers letting kids ‘transition gender’ while keeping it a secret from their parents, and the conflation of sexual orientation with gender identity. 23/01/23
Frank Furedi on ‘the alarming speed with which the school curriculum has become a vehicle for promoting political objectives and transforming children’s values, attitudes and sensibilities’. 24/01/23
https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/naomi-cunningham-the-chilling-effect-of-scotlands-proposed-gender-recognition-regime Naomi Cunningham explains that the first casualty of the gender recognition regime is freedom of speech. 12/01/23
https://unherd.com/2023/01/how-we-created-a-self-hating-generation/ Lionel Shriver, ‘Children can’t be experts on themselves. Character is created over a lifetime, not discovered whole.’ 09/01/23
https://www.teachwire.net/news/social-justice-racism-education-advocacy-citizenship-politics/ Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert makes the case for why schools shouldn’t put their thumbs on the scales of social justice. Retrieved 30/01/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11651493/Edinburgh-European-capital-meat-menu-schools-reduce-footprint.html Colin Fernandez reports that Edinburgh is now the first European capital to commit to axing meat from its menus in schools, hospitals and nursing homes. 19/01/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11620829/Harvard-Medical-School-offers-course-healthcare-LGBTQIA-infants.html Paul Farrell reports that medical students at Harvard are ‘being taught how to care for infant patients who identify as LGBTQIA+, according to a publicly available course description’. 12/01/23
https://www.teachwire.net/news/climate-change-natural-disasters-geography-teachers-teaching-media-reporting/?fbclid=IwAR2fL2dk4uVleu7ahbv6O6-Si4uRViYcrfkpY9BlV0u9LIpuSh1QkgvMeOo Alex Standish argues that ‘overheated media coverage is making it harder for geography classes to grapple with the complexities of climate change and natural disasters’. Retrieved 04/02/23
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/minister-denies-foot-dragging-over-schools-transgender-guidance Education minister Baroness Barran is accused of leaving heads ‘out in the ether’ without official guidance on transgender issues. 25/01/23
https://conservativehome.com/2023/01/30/nick-fletcher-draft-guidance-on-gender-issues-in-schools-safeguarding-children-should-come-first/ Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, explains why safeguarding children should prioritised in the long-awaited[KH3] draft guidance on gender issues in schools. 30/01/23
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https://thecritic.co.uk/the-authoritarianism-stalking-ireland/?fbclid=IwAR1eaRVbP0QgoOG48-K2O0m9j68f9sLXLW0r0x0nhvyvTXln9Hkea-j6LUg Denis Russell on the secondary school teacher who refused to address a gender transitioning student as they. 26/12/22
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11085685/Why-councils-spending-taxpayers-cash-drag-queens-read-children-Asks-KATHRYN-KNIGHT.html Kathryn Knight on council funding for drag queens’ storytelling 5/08/22
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/01/02/we-need-a-parents-revolt-against-woke-indoctrination/ Lauren Smith on why parents should revolt against the politicisation of education 02/01/23
https://wingsoverscotland.com/raise-all-of-the-flags/#more-134015 Rev Stuart Campbell on some of the legal implications of the GRRB should it be passed. 04/01/23
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/teachers-to-strike-despite-hints-of-improved-pay-offer-698wghf56 Kieran Andrews’ discussion on the teachers strikes. 07/01/23
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/susan-dalgety-who-will-stand-up-for-scotlands-children-3976788 Susan Dalgety exploring threats to children and if professionals stand up for them or not 07/01/23
https://www.childinthecity.org/2023/01/03/four-strategies-to-improve-community-services-for-unaccompanied-children-in-the-united-states-draft/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20week%202022-52&gdpr=accept Child in the city, children’s rights and child participation in political structures 03/01/23
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11656145/Nicola-Sturgeons-SNP-plans-ask-children-male-female-transgender-survey.html Michael Blackly reporting on further attempts by the SNP government to make school pupils participate in an explicit sex survey 20/01/23
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-and-the-truth-about-transphobia/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor_Editorial&utm_campaign=BOCH%20%2021012023%20%20House%20ads%20%20AC+CID_57be1d257a3058cd1a56a9b0dc0b48f8 Brendan O’Neill explores some of the contradictions and philosophical problems with how the Scottish Government presents the trans issue. 17/01/23
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snp-equalities-officer-threatened-beat-28189613John Ferguson’s article detailing some of the bile and hate coming from so-called ‘progressives’. 09/10/22