She said government will be releasing guidance soon "which will also help schools follow the correct procedures".Īsked about her reaction to the recording, Ms Badenoch described it as "concerning", and added: "As I set out in my letter, I think it is right that Ofsted looks into the matter and finds out the truth of exactly what's going on."
"We think that it brings rights within the Equality Act into conflict, and the law as it stands works well in terms of maintaining that balance." The school has issued a statement insisting "no children at Rye College identify as a cat or any other animal" following widespread reports of the incident.Īsked about the case and her letter to the regulator, Ms Badenoch said: "The government has a very clear policy on self-ID, which is we don't agree with it. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, who also hold the Women and Equalities brief, was also asked about gender self-ID in schools a short while ago.Īt the end of last week, the minister wrote to schools regulator Ofsted asking for a snap inspection of Rye College secondary school in East Sussex where a teacher is said to have been recorded telling another classmate that she was "despicable" for refusing to accept the pupil identified as an animal.
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