Tag: schools
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Education Minister Jo Palmer should axe political lobby group’s teacher training program– leaked documents.
Women Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Education Jo Palmer to immediately axe a teacher training program being delivered to all Primary and Secondary Teachers by political lobby group Working It Out on behalf of the Department of Education, Children and Young People. ‘Leaked documents show the training program “Supporting Sexuality, Sex and…
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Leaked Training Materials: A Closer Look
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) has uncovered concerning information regarding the content of teacher training programs delivered in Tasmanian schools. These programs, provided by the Department for Education, Children and Young People in collaboration with the political lobby group Working It Out, raise significant concerns about the rights and safety of women and girls in educational…
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Support Sexuality, Sex and Gender Diversity in HPE Training Program – Letter to Jo Palmer
Letter from Emma Shaw 06.08.24 Good afternoon Ms. Palmer, We are writing to draw your attention to the extremely disturbing content of a teacher training program being delivered to Tasmanian primary and secondary school teachers by the organization Working It Out on behalf of your department, the DECYP. Women Speak Tasmania has recently been alerted…
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Safeguarding Children in Tasmanian Schools: The Urgent Need for Reform
Recently members of Women Speak Tasmania wrote a letter to Tasmanian Education Minister, Jo Palmer, to make her aware to the increasing risks posed to children in Tasmanian schools by the teaching and implementation of gender ideology. Recent policies and practices have highlighted serious gaps in both child safety and current anti-discrimination legislation, leaving young…
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The Dangers of Gender Ideology & Unisex Toilets at Schools – Letter to Jo Palmer
WST member sent a letter to Education Minister Jo Palmer about the impacts of social transition in schools, the role of social media in rapid onset gender dysphoria and safety bathroom policy Dear Jo Palmer, I’m writing this letter to make you aware of the increasingly troubled teaching of gender ideology at schools in Tasmania.…
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Safer Student Bathrooms – Letter to Eric Abetz and Jacquie Petrusma
Dear Eric and Jacquie, I write to raise deep concerns about the euphemistically named “Safer Student Bathrooms” program funded by the Tasmanian Liberal Government. I note from a media release (link below) from the former Minister for Education Roger Jaensch that, “We are delivering four new student bathrooms at Reece High School through the Rockliff…
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Tasmania’s Department of Education Tells Schools to Ignore Safeguarding Report
In July 2023, Tasmanian schools received an important report: Asleep at the Wheel – An Examination of Gender and Safeguarding in Schools by Policy Exchange. The report highlighted serious safeguarding failures in UK schools, where contested gender ideology has been allowed to override long-established child protection principles. Safeguarding Children in Schools Australia (SCISA) distributed this…
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Department of Education Instructs Schools to Ignore Safeguarding Report “Asleep at the Wheel”
A Department of Education representative has told its schools to ignore an important report that was recently provided to them by Safeguarding Children in Schools. The report, titled Asleep at the Wheel – An Examination of Gender and Safeguarding in Schools, was provided to public schools following growing concerns amongst Tasmanian parents and teachers into…