Government lends no support to teachers using accurate pronouns
from Christian Concern:
The government has this week responded to a written question that asked whether it will “publish guidance to clarify whether teachers may refer to pupils by their legal and biological gender.”
Responding for the government, Baroness Barran, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education replied:
“The department recognises that gender is a complex and sensitive issue, and that some schools and colleges feel that they need more support in this area in order to help pupils, students and parents deal with concerns raised. That is why the department is working with the Minister for Women and Equalities to develop guidance to support schools and colleges in relation to gender questioning children.
“The department has committed to publishing a draft for consultation at the earliest opportunity.”
The government has therefore refused to state that it would support teachers who wish to refer to pupils by their legal and biological gender.
Government makes no assessment of teacher’s ban
The parliamentary written question asked by Lord Pearson referred to the recent decision by the Teaching Regulation Authority (TRA) to impose a prohibition order on Joshua Sutcliffe for ‘misgendering’ a pupil, banning him from teaching in any capacity indefinitely.
In May this year, the TRA found Sutcliffe, a Christian maths teacher, guilty of ‘unprofessional conduct’ and ‘bringing the profession into disrepute’ for failing to use the preferred pronouns of a female student who identified as transgender.
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