For Women Scotland

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    Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

    We sent the following letter to Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills) and Clare Haughey (Minister for Children and Young People) on 31st August 2022 regarding single-sex...

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    Schools must provide single-sex toilets

    As reported in the Times we wrote to all 32 local councils across Scotland on 10 June 2022 requesting they review school buildings and policies to ensure single-sex toilets...

  • George Watson’s College – Staff Transgender Training

    A member of the public recently attended the school’s transgender training webinar for teachers. As expected, much of the content is of concern, in that it unquestionably affirms gender...

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    RSHP Education

    The national resource for relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education for children and young people has changed quite considerably since it first came online at rshp.com, when the Scotsman reported on parents concerns...

  • Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Education

    We sent the following email to John Swinney, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, on 3rd June, regarding the transgender guidance for Scottish schools. Dear Mr Swinney, I am writing...

  • LGBT Youth Scotland – Freedom of Information Request

    In 2017, guidance for schools was published by LGBT Youth Scotland, entitled “Supporting Transgender Young People: Guidance for Schools in Scotland”. While its aim was to help schools support...

  • TIE Letter: Legal Response

    A group of senior lawyers recently wrote this letter in response to the TIE letter which was printed in the National and the Herald earlier this month. We believe...

  • Gender Lessons in Schools

    In August, The Scotsman reported on the new RSHP guidance (https://rshp.scot) which is set to be rolled out in schools. Of concern was the section on gender in the...

  • Twitter thread re LGBT Youth Scotland

    I read this thread on Twitter by the marvellous @CroneInAMillion and thought it was worth keeping: Thread for @PennyMordaunt. I am glad you are investigating the 4000% increase in girls reporting to...

  • Scottish Education – In transition or intransigent?

    Whenever I go away for some training, or to meet other teachers, in corners and when chatting over cups of tea, we are all asking each other…do you have...