ParentPower pursues the Scouts for pushing gender ideology onto children. In April 2025 ParentPower, in conjunction with Citizen Go, presented a petition — Scouting without ideology: Keep woke gender indoctrination out of Scouts — now signed by over 18,000 concerned parents, to Scouts HQ. As Scouting UK has failed to adequately address parental concerns raised…
UNESCO says homeschooling contravenes the rights of children UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) have produced a 45 page-long document evaluating ‘homeschooling through a human rights lens.’ The author fails to conceal a distinctly anti-‘homeschooling’ agenda. The publication outlines the need for state regulation of homeschooling to preserve the ‘rights of children’,…
In what appears to be the Government laying some groundwork for the introduction of the ‘Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act ,’ they have just updated the guidance for local authorities on how they should approach the problem of ‘Children Missing Education’ (CME). The term CME describes children not in school and not receiving an appropriate…
We have widely reported on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill which, if it becomes an Act of Parliament, will mean increased restrictions and regulation of ‘Elective Home Education.’ Bristol City Council has long been considered friendly to home educating families. Historically, Bristol families have reported having positive relationships with local education officials and so…
The Government’s 2025 Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), and Health Education Statutory Guidance introduces some welcome clarifications — particularly on parental rights and transparency—but overall it represents a troubling continuation of the 2019 Guidance, relating to the way children should be taught about sex and relationships. While it strengthens the position of faith schools and…
The Government’s proposed Single Unique Identifier (SUI), set out in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, is being presented as a means of improving data sharing between key agencies such as the NHS, schools, and social services. The SUI is a number unique to each individual that can be used to identify them. Currently there…
Some encouraging signs from updated safeguarding guidance for schools – September 2025 Each September the Government issues guidance to schools on safeguarding – it is called KCSIE, which is a well-known acronym in the teaching profession — it stands for “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. With the advent of compulsory RSHE (Relationship, Sex & Health …
What has happened so far? The Bill has completed all stages in the House of Commons after being introduced to Parliament on 17th December 2024, and completed its passage through the House of Commons on 18th March 2025. It was introduced to the House of Lords on 19th March 2025, and had its Second Reading…
I was delighted to represent ParentPower at the March for Children on Sunday the 13th of July. The ‘Stop the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill’ collective brings together a coalition of parents and educators who are concerned about the wide-reaching consequences of this legislation. This time, the rallies were held in multiple cities nationwide, including…
The Government has launched a consultation about the registration and regulation of ‘out of school settings‘, alongside additional guidance for such settings. The consultation is open to all children, young people and adults and is designed to gather opinions about, whether or not, all ‘out of school settings’ should come under the authority of the…
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