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Parliament Calls for Evidence on the Draft Conversion Practices Bill:
How You Can Have Your Say 26 October 2026 | Protect and Teach CIC Deadline for written evidence: Monday 16 November 2026, 5 pm Parliament has opened a public call for written evidence on the…
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Who Is Driving Conversion Practices Bans?
The WHO, Europe, Australia and the UK’s Draft Bill An examination of international recommendations, legislative influence and the safeguarding questions Parliament must still answer. Protect and Teach CIC | 25 October 2026 Introduction: Are these…
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An Examination of the University of Leeds Trans+ Inclusive Fieldwork Guidelines
Policy Analysis | Protect and Teach CIC | 23 October 2026 The University of Leeds Inclusive Fieldwork Hub has published Trans+ Inclusive Fieldwork Guidelines, developed as an output of the Pathways: Participatory Approaches to Trans-Inclusive…
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When Prejudice Becomes a Safeguarding Concern: What the Antisemitism Review Means for KCSIE
Protect and Teach CIC 23 October 2026 The Government has accepted all 27 recommendations of Sir David Bell’s independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges. Among the commitments are changes to safeguarding guidance, political…
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An Examination of the Schools OUT Invitation to Launch the 2027 UK LGBT+ History Month Theme
Policy Analysis | Protect and Teach CIC | 23 October 2026 Schools OUT UK has circulated an invitation to the launch of the 2027 UK LGBT+ History Month theme on Saturday 14 November 2026 at…
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A Minister’s Assurance Is Not a Statutory Safeguard
Bridget Phillipson says the Draft Conversion Practices Bill will protect parents, professionals and legitimate conversations. Protect and Teach examines the legislation Parliament is actually being asked to consider; and why ministerial assurances cannot cure its…
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Who Is Shaping SEND Training in England’s Schools?
Protect and Teach Submits Freedom of Information Request 12 October 2026 | Protect and Teach | Education, SEND and Accountability Protect and Teach has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department for…
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Children’s Social Care Under Scrutiny: Parliament Calls for Evidence
Protect and Teach CIC | Parliamentary Inquiry Deadline for written evidence: Monday 26 October 2026, 11:59 pm The House of Lords Public Services Committee is inviting written evidence for its inquiry into children’s social care…
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The Lords’ turn: will peers revisit puberty blockers and single-sex NHS provision?
Two proposed safeguards were rejected as the Health Bill left the Commons. As the Bill reaches the House of Lords, Protect & Teach examines what MPs rejected, why we believe serious safeguarding questions remain, and…
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Prevent’s new rulebook for schools: who gets referred and who gets told?
The Department for Education has replaced its practical Prevent guidance for designated safeguarding leads and, days later, amended it again. Protect & Teach examines what has actually changed, what has not, and where the new…