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A Christian teaching assistant who was sacked after street preaching has won a £7,000 settlement. Andy Nix, 65, was sacked without notice by Temple Moor High School in Leeds after he took part in street preaching in the city centre in July 2021. In March 2022, he was called to the headteacher’s office and interrogated…
Artificial Intelligence has been a controversial topic for decades, but debates on the pros and cons of AI have heightened since the Government has encouraged its use in schools this year. Many of us have long had suspicions about artificial intelligence; and representations of it in popular culture, such as A Space Odyssey and The…
Concern over Kooth and The Big Ambition pushed in schools and coming between children and their parents. Two publicly funded initiatives promoted in schools have been causing some concern to parents recently, as they worry that they are being circumvented by efforts to influence their children with the ideological agendas of other adults. …
Roger Kiska (Christian Legal Centre) analyses the government’s new draft guidance on how schools should treat gender questioning children Since May 2017, when the Christian Legal Centre was first contacted by Nigel and Sally Rowe, until today, we have been at the forefront of the battle to protect young children and parental rights against the…
ParentPower has written an open letter to the National Association of Head Teachers and the Association of School and College Leaders challenging their response towards the Education Secretary, Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, on the issue of parental access to RSHE resources. To read the letter, download the pdf by clicking here or on the…
Northern Ireland has faced immense challenges to its predominantly Christian culture and social values in the past several years, with radical changes to its laws being imposed by Westminster, which have included what must be taught in schools. Religion matters in Northern Ireland, and despite the legacy of the Protestant-Catholic divide, both communities were often…
During a speech at the Conservative Party Conference, on 2 October, Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, confirmed plans for banning mobile phones in schools, saying the Government believe mobile phones to be a distraction in class and one of the ‘biggest issues’ facing teachers. The Independent states that the UN published a major report in July…
Is the Government getting disorientated over its ever-forthcoming trans guidance? A disturbing trend in the past few years has seen the increasing number of schools allowing students to change their ‘gender’ within school, and in many cases without informing or consulting the children’s parents. Although Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, had promised to have a decision…
As a mother of 5, I understand well the contemporary pressures of motherhood. I spent my early years of motherhood feeling very torn with the “work-life balance” — a feeling I shared with many other mums. I was criticised for being a “stay-at-home mum” and equally criticised when I was working. I had the pressure…
[The following account comes from a Parent Power supporter, who has shared their story of their long battle with their children’s school over its appalling RSHE programme. Their account demonstrates how the education system is currently stacked against parents who are trying to protect and do the best for their children. But we also believe…
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