by A Person, Transgender Trend
Shelley Charlesworth analyses the Jigsaw message to children they don’t appear to want parents to see.
Jigsaw PHSE materials promise to teach children the values of kindness, empathy and self-regulation. It’s an appealing offer. But their approach to ‘gender identity’ tells a different story. We’ve analysed the hidden teaching notes for lessons for 10-11-year-olds and discovered that they take an activist approach to trans and other identities, using the lives of two well-known trans identifying men, Laverne Cox and Caitlin Jenner as examples. Their resources are not compliant with the Cass Review, KCSIE 2024 and the 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex in the Equality Act.
Jigsaw is one of the top three suppliers of PSHE materials in the UK, working with over 10,000 schools according to their website, and employing over 40 staff.
Most of the content of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education, PSHE, is now statutory in schools in England. This has been the situation since RSE became compulsory in 2020, leaving only careers, economic wellbeing and personal safety outside of the statutory framework. But there is a lack of transparency about the content of PSHE materials, with parents often struggling to see what is being taught. This is an ongoing problem made worse because the subject is compulsory.
The strapline for Jigsaw’s professional looking resources is the “mindful approach to PSHE.” It makes bold claims for this approach: