Government’s sensible gender guidance for schools doesn’t come a moment too soon
Sense at last
IT beggars belief that schools should need to be told that they can’t let children change their gender without the approval, or knowledge, of their parents.
But that is the madness of the wokeism that our seats of learning have increasingly fallen into the grip of.
In the absence of firm guidance, more and more schools have outsourced sex and relationship education to radical external providers pushing dubious and divisive theories on gender and race.
It is little wonder that so many children are left worried and confused in this Through The Looking-Glass world where everything their parents may have taught them is turned on its head.
Too often the parents have not even been allowed to know what materials their children are brainwashed with.
Meanwhile, in this common-sense vacuum, caring, sensible teachers who dare to honestly explain the reality of biological sex, or who mistakenly use a pronoun that does not match the gender a pupil has decided to identify as, risk being hounded out of the profession.
The Government’s sensible new guidance to school heads telling them what sex education can and can’t be taught, and what they can and should tell parents, doesn’t come a moment too soon.
Wills’ mission
ONE can only imagine the eye-opening effect a visit with his mother to a homeless shelter had on 11-year-old Prince William.
Seeing the grim reality of life, for some, outside Kensington Palace walls clearly stuck with Wills to this day.
It is heartening that he has so passionately followed in his mother Princess Diana’s footsteps, not just in raising awareness of homelessness, but in his desire to expose his own children to a world where people are not as fortunate.
Tackling the challenge of rough sleepers and, in particular, the growing hidden homelessness of young people, is a massive challenge.
He insists, “It’s not insurmountable. We can do it”.
Blessed with his mother’s compassion, and his father’s social conscience as well as his own drive and determination, you wouldn’t bet against the new Prince and Princess of Wales making an impact.
Heroes of NHS
NHS workers punch above their weight to look after us when we need them.
As boxing icon Anthony Joshua is only too well aware, many of them are simply champions.
Now, as the NHS celebrates its 75th birthday, it’s your chance to recognise their fantastic work by nominating your favourite healthcare hero for The Sun’s Who Cares Wins awards, launched by Anthony today.
It’s just our way of telling them “You’re a knockout!”