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Would you say the school manage it appropriately?

I’m of the opinion that you can identify as you like and we should support that, but if you do you forego the right to access gender specific changing areas/toilets once you do. It’s not an unreasonable expectation or condition given the support provided to make ‘them’ feel safe, and risk...

Are they still in school?

My school went to single cubicle toilets with open sink areas last year to eradicate bullying and contraband in enclosed toilet spaces. In the main it has worked. The ‘inclusive’ toilets are still available but they are separate and essentially disabled toilets with additonal signage. I think...

I know I haven’t got a huge data sample to refer to, but I haven’t come across a student that has asked to identify as the other main gender, I’ve only come across students that have become non-binary and used they/them pronouns with different names. What about other teachers?

Despite the rhetoric you hear from the sabre waivers at the Daily Mail, this would just not take place in a school. You would have risk assessments in place for the individual and others to protect everyone, so it just couldn’t occur. If they ignored these measures and did it I think you’d be...

In the incredibly unlikely even of the first one happening, the student in question would immediately be referred to the Safeguarding team.

Come on Nick, both these examples are daft and in reality would never happen.

Whilst I don’t disagree with your point, we are relatively powerless as most of the exposure is on social media and outside of school. All we can do is educate with facts, so young people know as much as possible. It’s important to know for example that being non-binary or gender fluid is not...

Kids have been experimenting with adulthood, be it alcohol, drugs, smoking, sex or porn. Some also explore their sexuality, and although the idea around gender identity and pronouns is relatively recent, all we can do is educate them and empower them with knowledge in the way we would in all the...

They aren’t making a decision - they are exploring their identity and asking you to use a pronoun that may make them feel safe or included. If a few months later they stop doing it then no one has been harmed or inconvenienced but that child may have more self esteeem or confidence in being who...

Paradise on Netflix, a German film dubbed into English. Surprisingly decent in the end.

It’s powder puff though, they’ve said it out loud when there is no longer a danger of change… and they will then carry on as before.

He didn’t look very detached when we scored to be fair.

Having listened and then seen some brief highlights, I am optimistic that top 6 is a minimum given that we had zero loan signings in our squad yesterday and we have O’Hare to still return, never mind any further signings we may make. I’ve got a feeling Wright is going to be a stellar signing...

I didn’t hear CWR on Sunday, how did he cope with Latibeaudiere?

I listened to the game in the car on the way to Scotland on Talksport. The amount of basic errors the commentators made about us alone (Allen could come on in the 2nd half and support Hamer was my personal favourite) - for a station that claims to be the ‘home of the EFL’ a bit of basic research...

My own school is cutting KS3 subjects as it can’t staff them - with OFSTED looming not sure how wise that is but we’ll see. There is no real benefit to any of this approach from the Tories, in the same way I don’t think that the academy approach kickstarted by Blair benefitted schools as...

Teach First have barely met 50% of their trainee allocation for this year.

Put ‘em in for goals for sure but avoid results.