{"id":197,"date":"2022-02-17T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savebritain.org\/?p=197"},"modified":"2022-02-17T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:05:09","slug":"gender-free-model-students-should-stop-calling-teachers-mr-and-mrs-teachers-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savebritain.org\/gender-free-model-students-should-stop-calling-teachers-mr-and-mrs-teachers-told\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Gender-Free Model’: Students Should Stop Calling Teachers \u2018Mr and Mrs\u2019, Teachers Told"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In order to foster a \u201cgender-free\u201d education model,\u00a0the chief executive of the Educate & Celebrate charity,\u00a0Dr Elly Barnes told teachers that pupils should use gender-neutral terms such as \u201cteacher\u201d when in the classroom, instead of the traditional \u2018Mr\u2019 and \u2018Mrs\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 90-minute webinar from Dr Barnes, a copy of which was obtained<\/a> by The Telegraph<\/em>, she went on to advocate for classrooms to abandon other gender-specific terms such as \u201cboys\u201d, \u201cgirls\u201d, \u201cson\u201d, and \u201cmother\u201d, in favour of alternatives such as \u201cstudents\u201d, \u201cpupils\u201d, \u201cchild\u201d, and \u201cparent\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the lecture \u2014 which was organised and funded by the National Education Union (NEU) \u2014 Dr Barnes advocated for a \u201ccode of conduct\u201d to be introduced at the start of term, and said that those who disagreed should be barred from the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Educate & Celebrate chief also said that schools should be introducing \u201cgender-free\u201d uniforms, saying: \u201cDon\u2019t say a boy\u2019s fit or a girl\u2019s fit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity\u2019s website boasts that\u00a0\u201cthousands of nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and businesses\u201d have signed up to their \u201cpride in equity, diversity and inclusion award\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe equip you and your communities with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embed gender, gender identity and sexual orientation into the fabric of your organisation,\u201d Educate & Celebrate says<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Telegraph<\/em>, the charity has previously been funded by the government\u2019s Department for Education (DfE) and has secured government contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the teachers who attended the webinar criticised the National Education Union (NEU) for funding the lecture from the far-left group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was propaganda for trans activists and completely against the DfE guidelines, but they were presenting it as fact. Teachers will take what this woman says as fact because the training was organised by the NEU and they\u2019re not going to question their union,\u201d the teacher told the publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The female teacher, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of professional repercussions, said that she felt personally \u201cdisrespected\u201d as a woman by the advice given by Educate & Celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re trying to erase us by taking away our language, saying we should avoid words like mother, and we\u2019re paying for it essentially,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parent-led campaign group, the Safe Schools Alliance also said that it was \u201cunacceptable\u201d for the NEU to be using membership fees to host leftist lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the critiques, a spokesman for the NEU said: \u201cAn increasing number of teenagers are identifying as non-binary, and education needs to respond to this \u2013 but the NEU does not believe that schools can or should adopt gender-neutral language across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis training came from an external provider and was organised locally. The NEU will review its contents to ensure it is consistent with our policies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NEU has previously come under criticism for pushing leftist ideology surrounding race. Last year, for example, the 450,000 member union called for teachers to undergo \u201cactivist training\u201d to combat the supposed ills of \u201cwhiteness\u201d and \u201ccolonialism\u201d in British schools.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In order to foster a \u201cgender-free\u201d education model,\u00a0the chief executive of the Educate & Celebrate charity,\u00a0Dr Elly Barnes told teachers that pupils should use gender-neutral terms such as \u201cteacher\u201d when … <\/p>\n

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