Cass Review: Analysis, summary and next steps

• Date: May 03, 2024
• Time: 09:00 – 10:00
• Cost: BSA Full Member – £65, BSA Additional Full Member – £30, BSA Affiliate Member – £100, BSA Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £130
• Audience: SLT, Inclusion Lead, Head of Boarding, Teaching and Boarding staff, DSLs, Medical centre staff
• Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline:

The long-awaited final report of the Cass Review was published in April. The near 400-page report provides an in-depth review of gender identity services for children and young people in England. The comprehensive review covers contextual factors and vulnerabilities, the clinical care received by children as well as views on hormone treatments and proposals for future care. This webinar will provide an in-depth summary of the findings as well as responses to the review, and an opportunity to consider the implications for schools and the young people in their care.

Learning outcomes:

• To gain an in-depth understanding of the Cass review findings
• To consider various responses to the review
• To think about best ways to support gender-questioning children in schools.

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Speaker:

Gaelle Sullivan, Director Research and Inclusion, Director TIOB

Gaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.

David Walker, Director, BSA

David is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East.