Use of outside agencies to teach or discuss gender issues
Dear Horsforth School,
I am conducting research under the Freedom of Information Act. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
The terms involved in this topic can often become muddled. For the purposes of this FOI I am using the following definitions:
Sex = biological or natal sex
Gender = the way in which a person chooses to present or identify. This may differ from their sex.
1. In the last five years, has your school invited any third party, charity or lobby group into the school to teach the PSHE and RSE curriculum (this includes online resources)? If yes, please list these organisations and the pupil year groups involved.
2. In relation to the teaching of PSHE or RSE does the school website include links to any third party, charity or lobby group? If so, please list these organisations.
3. Does your school allow parents to view RSE teaching materials, whether produced in-house or provided by an external agency?
I would be grateful if you would send me copies of any materials that you currently use for teaching students about sex and gender. Examples might include worksheets, lesson plans, leaflets, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Yours faithfully,
Frances Moody
Good afternoon.
Thank you for your e-mail.
I have forwarded it to our HR Director.
Kind Regards,
Judith Ward
Reception
Horsforth School
Good morning,
Please find below the response to your Freedom of Information request.
At Horsforth School, we wish to encourage staff to have a healthy
work-life balance. Where emails are received after 6pm, over the weekend
or during a holiday period, it is likely that a response will be given
during the school’s normal working hours. Thank you in advance for your
understanding in helping us to promote a happy, healthy and productive
workforce. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and may also be privileged. It is intended solely for the recipient. If
you are not the addressee then any disclosure, reproduction, distribution,
other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the
author and might not represent those of Horsforth School. The sender may
not bind Horsforth School to any financial liability unless accompanied by
an official Purchase Order. Warning: Although Horsforth School has taken
reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the
company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from
the use of this email or attachments. Horsforth School may monitor email
traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of network
security and ensuring legal compliance.
Dear Info,
Thank you for sending two Powerpoint presentations.
I would be grateful if you would also provide a response to the questions submitted in my original FOI request, reproduced here:
1. In the last five years, has your school invited any third party, charity or lobby group into the school to teach the PSHE and RSE curriculum (this includes online resources)? If yes, please list these organisations and the pupil year groups involved.
2. In relation to the teaching of PSHE or RSE does the school website include links to any third party, charity or lobby group? If so, please list these organisations.
3. Does your school allow parents to view RSE teaching materials, whether produced in-house or provided by an external agency?
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Moody
Good morning.
Thank you for your e-mail.
I have forwarded it to our HR Manager.
Kind Regards,
Judith Ward
Reception
Horsforth School
Dear Info,
I would like to remind you that I have not yet received a response to my FOI of 11 December 2023.
I look forward to receiving the information I requested. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Moody
Thank you for your email, it has been forwarded to HR.
Kind regards,
A.Threlfall
Autumn Threlfall
Receptionist and Emergency First Aider
- 0113 226 5454
- [Horsforth School request email]
Proud to be an LGBT+ Ally
Good afternoon,
Your response was responded to on the 10^th January 2024. Please see email
below.
At Horsforth School, we wish to encourage staff to have a healthy
work-life balance. Where emails are received after 6pm, over the weekend
or during a holiday period, it is likely that a response will be given
during the school’s normal working hours. Thank you in advance for your
understanding in helping us to promote a happy, healthy and productive
workforce. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and may also be privileged. It is intended solely for the recipient. If
you are not the addressee then any disclosure, reproduction, distribution,
other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the
author and might not represent those of Horsforth School. The sender may
not bind Horsforth School to any financial liability unless accompanied by
an official Purchase Order. Warning: Although Horsforth School has taken
reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the
company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from
the use of this email or attachments. Horsforth School may monitor email
traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of network
security and ensuring legal compliance.
Dear Info,
Unfortunately the attachments you sent do not answer the specific questions in my FOI request. If you are unable to answer the questions in my FOI please pass the request to the person who holds this information so they can respond. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Moody
Thank you for your email, it has been forwarded to HR.
Kind regards,
A.Threlfall
Autumn Threlfall
Receptionist and Emergency First Aider
- 0113 226 5454
- [Horsforth School request email]
Proud to be an LGBT+ Ally
Dear Horsforth School,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Horsforth School's handling of my FOI request 'Use of outside agencies to teach or discuss gender issues'.
Thank you for providing two powerpoint presentations by way of reply; however, this information differs from what I have asked for. For that reason I would like to request an internal review of your response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Frances Moody
The school Reception office is now closed for half term and will reopen on
Monday 19th February 2024. The Reception staff will respond to your email
as soon as possible on our return.
Wishing you all a lovely break.
At Horsforth School, we wish to encourage staff to have a healthy
work-life balance. Where emails are received after 6pm, over the weekend
or during a holiday period, it is likely that a response will be given
during the school’s normal working hours. Thank you in advance for your
understanding in helping us to promote a happy, healthy and productive
workforce. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and may also be privileged. It is intended solely for the recipient. If
you are not the addressee then any disclosure, reproduction, distribution,
other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the
author and might not represent those of Horsforth School. The sender may
not bind Horsforth School to any financial liability unless accompanied by
an official Purchase Order. Warning: Although Horsforth School has taken
reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the
company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from
the use of this email or attachments. Horsforth School may monitor email
traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of network
security and ensuring legal compliance.
Good morning.
Thank you for your e-mail.
I have forwarded it to the relevant staff member.
Kind Regards,
Judith Ward
Reception
Horsforth School
Good afternoon,
I am very sorry to read that you feel that the information provided did
not meet what you requested.
If you could please provide me with the specific details of what you feel
was missing I will try to pull this together for you.
Kind regards
Lauren Robinson
Director of HR
At Horsforth School, we wish to encourage staff to have a healthy
work-life balance. Where emails are received after 6pm, over the weekend
or during a holiday period, it is likely that a response will be given
during the school’s normal working hours. Thank you in advance for your
understanding in helping us to promote a happy, healthy and productive
workforce. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and may also be privileged. It is intended solely for the recipient. If
you are not the addressee then any disclosure, reproduction, distribution,
other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the
author and might not represent those of Horsforth School. The sender may
not bind Horsforth School to any financial liability unless accompanied by
an official Purchase Order. Warning: Although Horsforth School has taken
reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the
company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from
the use of this email or attachments. Horsforth School may monitor email
traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of network
security and ensuring legal compliance.
Dear Laura,
The two Powerpoint presentations you sent relate to the history of diversity rights for post-16 students and a lesson plan about stereotypes for Year 8 students. While interesting in itself, this information doesn’t relate to my FOI questions, which I have reproduced here for clarity:
1. In the last five years, has your school invited any third party, charity or lobby group into the school to teach the PSHE and RSE curriculum (this includes online resources)? If yes, please list these organisations and the pupil year groups involved.
2. In relation to the teaching of PSHE or RSE does the school website include links to any third party, charity or lobby group? If so, please list these organisations.
3. Does your school allow parents to view RSE teaching materials, whether produced in-house or provided by an external agency?
If it helps, some schools have responded simply Yes or No to the first question. For the second question, some schools have linked to specific pages on their school website which list the organisations relating to the teaching of PSHE/RSE - this can be useful as the information isn’t always easy to find. Some schools have also answered Yes or No to the third question; others have also given more information about the process for managing parent requests.
I hope this is helpful.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Moody
Thank you for your email. This has been forwarded on to Miss Robinson for you.
Best wishes,
Jasmine Findlay
Reception
Horsforth School
Dear Horsforth School,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Horsforth School's handling of my FOI request 'Use of outside agencies to teach or discuss gender issues'.
I note that you have not confirmed or denied whether the authority holds this information, and have not applied an exemption that would remove this obligation.
As you may be aware, Section 1(1) of the FOI Act (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...) states that "Any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request".
I would be grateful if you could clarify whether or not this information is held, or specify which exemption of the duty to confirm or deny you are applying.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Frances Moody
Good morning.
Thank you for your e-mail.
I have forwarded it to the relevant staff member.
Kind Regards,
Judith Ward
Good afternoon,
please find below our responses.
Many thanks
Lauren Robinson
Director of HR
Dear Lauren
Thank you for sending information in response to my FOI request asking about your school’s use of agencies to teach or discuss gender issues.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Moody
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