Tag: schools
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Secrecy rules as children taught ‘gender ideology’
Children are being taught “gender identity ideology’ in Tasmanian primary schools without the knowledge or consent of parents, with one mother revealing her daughter – who had undertaken the sex education program over a period of six years – now identifies as a boy. The mother, a qualified teacher herself, told The Australian how her…
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Urgent Review of Family Planning Tasmania’s “Growing Up Program” in Schools – Letter to Jo Palmer
Letter sent to Jo Palmer on the 23.10.25 Dear Minister Jo Palmer, Re: Urgent Review of Family Planning Tasmania’s “Growing Up Program” in Schools I am writing to raise serious concerns about the content and delivery of Family Planning Tasmania’s Growing Up Program (GUP), currently being taught in Tasmanian schools. Multiple parents have come forward…
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Behind Closed Doors: Family Planning Tasmania and the Hidden Curriculum
This is a quick summary of the blog post titled ‘Keeping Secrets from Parents: Family Planning Tasmania is an Active Participant.’ We have also included a downloadable word document containing all the important questions parents should ask. What it’s about: The post raises serious concerns about Family Planning Tasmania (FPT) and its “Growing Up Program” (GUP) delivered…
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Concerns About the Growing Up Program (GUP) in Tasmanian Schools – Parents Speak Up
Women Speak Tasmania has received a number of messages from parents across the state expressing concern about the Growing Up Program (GUP), which is delivered by Family Planning Tasmania (FPT) in public schools. Parents have raised issues relating to transparency, the language used in teaching materials, and the implicit introduction of gender identity concepts to…
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Are the Gender Whisperers in Tas Schools?
Women Speak Tasmania are challenging both Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Education Minister Jo Palmer to come clean on whether they approve of government-funded materials teaching contested notions of ‘gender’ in the state’s schools and apparently being withheld from Tasmanian parents. As we reported recently, the Victorian state Department of Education has a secretive policy of encouraging…
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Language, Inclusion, and Policy in Tasmanian Schools
A review of current frameworks and their classroom impact In recent years, the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People has introduced several policies aimed at fostering inclusion for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ+). Two key documents—the Supporting Sexuality, Sex and Gender Diversity in Schools Policy (2022)…
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Education, Not Indoctrination: A Women Speak Tasmania Meeting
On 10 August 2025, Women Speak Tasmania met with concerned parents and community members to discuss the growing problem of gender ideology in schools and the influence of the lobby group Working It Out. A detailed presentation was given on how the Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) has embedded gender ideology throughout…
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Model Policy for Schools: Sex-Based Rules and Record Keeping
UPDATED FOR 2025: This model policy developed by Sex Matters, specifies how a school records, communicates and uses data on the sex of all pupils, and any rules that treat girls and boys differently but fairly. It draws on inputs from parents, teachers, lawyers and safeguarding experts and is in line with legislation and guidance…