Putting Safeguarding First
Find Out MoreThe Belfast News Letter looks at similarities between the transgender guidelines for schools issued in Northern Ireland last year by the Education Authority, and the trans toolkit issued by Oxfordshire County Council which is facing potential legal challenge. Our spokeswoman Tracy Shaw told the News Letter that whilst Safe Schools Alliance is based in England, … Continue reading SSA UK spokeswoman Tracy Shaw on trans guidance for NI schools | Belfast News Letter
On the 6th February the Oxford Mail reported on the Judicial Review of Oxfordshire County Council's trans toolkit sought by 'Girl A'. SSA UK spokeswoman Tanya Carter said: "This [toolkit] is in direct opposition to all safeguarding protocols which recommend that single sex provision should be made for children over the age of eight when … Continue reading SSA UK supports Oxfordshire girl seeking judicial review of Trans Toolkit | Oxford Mail
Our spokeswoman Tanya Carter was invited onto the Matthew Wright Show on Monday 10th February to discuss the NHS review into child gender transition, in the light of the legal challenge being led by a young woman who is suing the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for giving her gender reassignment treatment in her teens.Carter explained … Continue reading SSA UK Spokeswoman Tanya Carter on Talk Radio 10/2/20
Our spokeswoman Tanya Carter was invited to speak on the Matthew Wright Show on Thursday 6th February to discuss the safeguarding problems with Oxfordshire County Council's trans toolkit. Carter pointed out that Oxfordshire's toolkit misrepresents the Equality Act 2010, which does allow for single-sex spaces. She stated that "...the law needs to be correctly applied, … Continue reading SSA UK Spokeswoman Tanya Carter on Talk Radio 6/2/20
Our spokeswoman Victoria Edwards was interviewed on David Prever's Breakfast Club on the 6th February, talking about the legal case against Oxfordshire County Council. You can listen here from 2 minutes 30 seconds. Edwards highlighted the fact that a consequence of separating students by gender identity is that male students can get changed with the … Continue reading SSA UK Spokeswoman Victoria Edwards on BBC Radio Oxford 6/2/20
BBC South Today covered the story of the proposed Judicial Review of Oxfordshire County Council's Trans Toolkit on the 6th February. Unfortunately the BBC failed to make it clear that the teenage girl bringing the case is not objecting to trans pupils, but to male pupils in female-only spaces. Carter made the point that if … Continue reading SSA UK Spokeswoman Tanya Carter on BBC South Today 6/2/20
The Telegraph reports on the Judicial Review being sought by a teenage girl against Oxfordshire County Council's trans toolkit, on the basis that it poses a risk to children. 'Girl A' said “The guidance makes me feel that my desire for privacy, dignity, safety and respect is wrong. It makes me feel sad, powerless and … Continue reading SSA UK supports teenage girl to launch Judicial Review | The Telegraph
On the 10th February Peter Tatchell was interviewed on RT News about the Judicial Review of Oxfordshire County Council's trans guidance for schools, as supported by SSAUK. You can view this interview here.We are deeply alarmed at some of the comments that he made during the course of the interview. When the presenter asked this … Continue reading Safe Schools Alliance response to Peter Tatchell interview on RT
Safe Schools Alliance UK is supporting a landmark legal case against Oxfordshire County Council on the grounds that its use of the Trans Inclusion Toolkit for Schools 2019 is seriously flawed and poses a risk to children. We are offering our support to a 13-year-old girl and her parents as she files a request for a Judicial Review … Continue reading Application for Judicial Review against Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) filed today
SSA UK would like to thank Woman's Place UK for the wonderful job they did in organising such an inspiring conference on Saturday. We were delighted to be there and to be a part of celebrating the vibrant and purposeful Women's Liberation movement of the 2020s.We were very pleased to meet so many of our … Continue reading WPUK Women's Liberation 2020: thank you
