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Jennifer Huls
Schools are using boys’ names for girls as young as 13 and recording them on official documents, a newspaper investigation has revealed.
The Mail on Sunday found that at least three mothers were not informed that their schools had started to refer to their daughters as boys after they began to identify as male.
Responding to the investigation, public law barrister Amanda Jones blasted the schools for “acting outside their powers” and warned that parental responsibility could not be overruled by “school diktat”.
‘Bullied’
One mother from the South of England was told over the phone that her 13-year-old daughter’s name had already been changed.
Désirée Fawn
Schools in England have been reminded that there is an expectation upon them to teach children and young people the importance of marriage to society.
During a recent session in the House of Lords on the subject of National Marriage Week, Government whip Baroness Scott of Bybrook was asked whether the Government believes enough is being done to inform young people about marriage.
She responded that in primary schools pupils should be taught that marriage is “a formal and legally recognised commitment” that is “intended to be lifelong”, and that in secondary schools “we build on the teaching about that important relationship and the opportunity that marriage provides”.
DfE to ensure daily collective Christian worship maintained in schools
DfE to ensure daily collective Christian worship maintained in schools
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Jo Fothergill
The Minister of State for School Standards has reminded schools in England and Wales that they must comply with the requirement to have a daily act of collective worship.
Nick Gibb MP, in a written reply to a question raised by Sir John Hayes MP, stated that the Department for Education (DfE) will investigate schools reported to be in breach of legislation and advise on how they can fulfil their duty.
Under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, state-funded schools must conduct acts of collective worship “wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character”.