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📣 Day 18: Exposing Gender Ideology in UK Schools 🌈

As we progress through Pride Month, let's direct our spotlight towards Rye College, situated in Rye, East Sussex.

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@ryecollegeuk, situated in Rye, East Sussex, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status catering to students aged 11 to 16 in England.

Rye College recently gained media attention after a teacher's heated confrontation with a student who questioned a classmate's assertion of identifying as a cat and expressed the belief in the existence of only two genders. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/1… . .

The teacher issued a strong response, urging the student to change schools if they disagreed, indicating their intention to report the student to another staff member.

https://twitter.com/TPointUK/status/1670145753669410816?s=20

This year, Rye College commemorated LGBT+ History Month with the theme 'Behind the Lens,' highlighting the significant contributions of LGBT+ individuals to the world of cinema and film.

The college asserts its partnership with Place2Be, the prominent children's mental health charity in the UK. They collaborate with Place2Be to offer in-school support and training, focusing on enhancing the emotional well-being of students, teachers, and staff.

Place2Be is ideologically influenced by gender ideology, as evidenced by their posts and website's links to organisations such as Stonewall, Just Like Us, and The Proud Trust. rb.gy/ds8sg

Place2Be asserts that many of their school-based staff members are BACP members, indicating their completion of a counselling or psychotherapy core practitioner course and demonstrating their credibility.

BACP is part of a professional network that opposes conversion therapy for gender identity and sexual orientation, considering it unethical, potentially harmful, and unsupported by evidence. rb.gy/weio7

This limits support to affirmative therapy, excluding exploratory therapy options, which contradicts the recent CASS review guidance and NHS service specifications advocating for a holistic approach.

The college's policies raise concerns as they express highly ideological viewpoints and provide support for students during their transitioning phases.