Amongst the sweeping changes to the education system brought in by the present Labour Government, Religious Education is to become a National Curriculum subject for the first time. RE has been a compulsory school ‘core subject’ since the 1988 Education Act, which meant that it is a compulsory subject for schools to teach, but not…
SEEN Report Reveals Disturbing Extent of Trans Ideology in Children’s Books SEEN (Sex Equality and Equity Network) in publishing has produced a damning report – Through the Looking Glass – about the way in which ‘trans-activists’ have infiltrated our schools and libraries with literature designed to indoctrinate children about gender ideology. The report names several…
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act will introduce extensive reforms to children’s services, education, and online safety. However, many of the provisions in the Act are not yet enacted — secondary legislation still needs to be drawn up and consulted upon. Secondary legislation will take the form of the statutory guidance for local authorities and…
The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, has launched the Commissioner’s annual survey, this year named ‘The Big Future’ — the deadline for the completion of which is 23rd October 2026, and it can be answered by, or on behalf of, all children and young adults up to aged 25. There is a box to…
The Government wants us to panic about ‘illegal schools’. In an attempt at narrative management before key clauses of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act are enacted — clauses that will give new powers to Ofsted to enter premises and seize materials — ITV produced a news piece about the ‘scourge’ of illegal schools in…
Children as young as 11 could soon be recruited as the NHS resumes the Pathways puberty blocker trial despite continuing concerns over long-term risks! In December 2025 we reported that a proposed ‘puberty blocker’ trial had been halted because use of such drugs pose unknown psychological and physiological side effects. However, in a devastating blow…
Preston Davey: Another Child Failed by a System That Put Ideology Before Safeguarding? The recent case of the abuse and murder of Preston Davey represents an unforgiveable failure of British society. Preston was born in prison — his mother is a convicted murderer, and his father is also a convicted criminal. He was removed from…
Social media for under-16s to be banned — good news for parents? The Government has finally announced its plans to introduce a ban on social media platforms for children under the age of 16, with some restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds so that there is not a ‘cliff edge’ when a child turns 16. The…
Last month, St Joseph’s Catholic Independent School in Reading announced it would close, ending centuries of private Catholic education. This follows the closure of Trinity Christian School in the same town, also ending many years of low-cost private education for Christian families in Berkshire. The reality of this outcome for both schools is that families…
Surrogacy was widely debated earlier this year, when singer-songwriter Shane McAnally and his ‘husband’ Michael Baum shared a video of their surrogate born baby saying the word ‘mama’ in response to a question about whether he wanted ‘dada’ or ‘pops.’ The video shows the two men laughing at the baby saying, ‘there is no mama.’ …
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