Welcome to the Winter bulletin! Many of you may be feeling rather down about the state of the world at the moment, with uncertainty over new variants of Covid and the ongoing identity wars in society. However, there is some good news with the Government recently announcing that it is extending the consultation on the …
Category «Respect for Parents»
Interview with children’s author Rachel Rooney
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. …
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 …
FET response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Call for Evidence
We recently submitted our response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics call for evidence on their review of the “Care and treatment of children and adolescents in relation to their gender identity in the UK”. In late 2019, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics held a series of exploratory meetings with people and representatives of people with experience of gender …