Rachel Rooney trained and worked as a teacher of Special Needs for many years before re-discovering her love of writing poetry. She taught for many years across a range of school settings and has particular interest and experience working with pupils with ASC (Autism). She is now an award-winning children’s poet and picture book writer. …
Category «Education»
Letter to the London School of Economics
We were recently alerted to an alarming paper presented at a conference held at the London School of Economics (LSE), in which a student was applauded for presenting a violent fantasy about harming gender critical women. The full context of this paper are outlined by the campaign group Sex Matters which was co-founded by Maya …
White privilege and critical race theory in schools: what’s the problem?
Today on social media we shared the Education Committee’s report “The forgotten: how White working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it.” The report shows how White British pupils eligible for free school meals persistently underperform compared with peers in other ethnic groups, from early years through to higher education. The statistics …
The Trouble with Teens and ‘transphobia’
Before I had my own kids, it was easy to be self-righteous and pronounce judgement on parents whom I presumed to be making bad decisions. On seeing a crying toddler bribed with a bag of crisps or a baby in a buggy smeared with chocolate, I’d say to myself, “When I’m a mum I’ll never …
Summer Bulletin 2021 Out Now!
Welcome to the summer bulletin! It’s great that we actually have some summer weather to coincide with this edition, and we hope that all our supporters are getting an opportunity to enjoy the splendid sunshine while it lasts! Whatever the British weather has in store, we are delighted to be able to say with confidence …