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Kristie Higgs shares her pleasure at overcoming another hurdle in sex ed case

Kristie Higgs reacts to winning an appeal in her case. The Christian teaching assistant lost her job in 2019 for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about transgender teaching at her son’s Church of England primary school. In October 2020, a judge had ruled that, despite Mrs Higgs’ posts not being ‘homophobic’ or ‘transphobic’, ...

30 June 2023   Articles

Kristie Higgs should never have been sacked

Our head of public policy Tim Dieppe commends Kristie for speaking out, noting that without people like her the government wouldn’t be reviewing age-inappropriate explicit sex education. This article was originally posted on Christian Today and has been republished with permission. In 2018 when Kristie Higgs shared Facebook posts with her friends criticising inappropriate material being used ...

20 June 2023   Articles

Employment Tribunal Panel recuse themselves to avoid ‘perception of bias’

In a dramatic development, the entire panel of an Employment Tribunal stepped down on day 6 in the trial of Christian teacher ‘Hannah’, who was sacked for raising safeguarding concerns about ‘affirming’ the gender transition of a primary school pupil from girl to boy. Employment Judge Victoria Butler, and lay members, Mr Javed Akhtar and ...

27 March 2024   Articles

Westminster Hall debate on RSE materials in primary schools

Public Policy Researcher Carys Moseley comments on the debate over LGBT issues in primary schools that took place in Parliament this week Last Monday 18th of March a debate on teaching LGBT issues in primary schools took place in Westminster Hall in Parliament. Christian Concern published a briefing beforehand for the debate which was sent ...

22 March 2024   Articles

Judge delays sacked chaplain Bernard’s appeal

In a further delay to the pursuit of justice, a judge at the Employment Appeal Tribunal has postponed granting permission to appeal to Rev. Dr Bernard Randall, the chaplain sacked and reported to a terrorist watchdog for a sermon on identity politics, until March 2025. Judge James Tayler ruled that Dr Randall’s permission to appeal ...

22 February 2024   Articles

Parents urge Justin Welby to scrap CofE guidance for gender-questioning children

Following the publication of the government’s draft transgender guidance for schools, Christian parents Nigel and Sally Rowe have urged the Church of England (CofE) to scrap its own policies which currently affirm children in the belief that they can change their gender. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the Rowes have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, ...

30 January 2024   Articles

School worker fired for RSE posts wins another step

A school assistant who was sacked and had her Christian beliefs compared to Neo-Nazism for opposing transgender ideology and sharing a petition against compulsory sex education on social media, has won permission to take her case to the Court of Appeal. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Kristie Higgs, 47, has been locked in a ...

29 January 2024   Articles

2023 highlights: Here’s what you’ve made happen

Andrea Williams, our Chief Executive, shares the highlights of 2023 for Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre, which supporters’ prayers, donations and advocacy have played a major role in bringing to fruition. As 2024 is upon us, I would like to personally thank you for your invaluable support for Christian Concern and the Christian ...

8 January 2024   Articles

New school trans guidance a welcome and significant step forward

The government has released new draft guidance on how schools should deal with children who want to transition gender. Andrea Williams, Chief Executive of Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre, responded: “We are glad to see significant steps forwards in the government’s draft guidance addressing transgender ideology in schools.“We believe that the government has ...

19 December 2023   Articles

Trans-promoting school resources awarded over £400k by National Lottery

Head of Education Steve Beegoo writes about a lottery grant made to a group promoting LGBT ideology in schools Just Like Us, the LGBT charity which claims to be in over 6,000 schools, has just been awarded over £400,000 by the National Lottery. We exposed the curriculum which Just Like Us and their allies have ...

6 October 2023   Articles

Meet the Christians who have fought transgender ideology

Communications Manager Paul Huxley on the Christians who’ve been on the frontlines of opposing transgender ideology As society begins to realise the harm that has been caused by radical transgender ideology, more commentators and pundits are raising their voices to side with ‘gender critical’ feminists. For example, Andrew Neil recently said he’s proud to be ...

7 August 2023   Articles

Are Christians now barred from employment?

Tim Dieppe comments on the latest case of Felix Ngole and its implications for Christians in the workplace The disturbing case of Felix Ngole, who was in court again this week, has brought the plight of Christians seeking employment back into the public square. Long-time followers of Christian Concern will remember that Felix was expelled ...

14 July 2023   Articles

Kristie’s sex ed concerns have been proved right

Christian Concern’s Head of Education Steve Beegoo comments on Kristie Higgs’ recent Employment Appeal Tribunal win What could cause an Employment Tribunal to find that a Christian teaching assistant could be rightfully sacked from her school for raising a concern about what could be taught to her child who was in another school? Kristie Higgs ...

30 June 2023   Articles

Christian teaching assistant wins appeal after standing against sex education

On 16 June 2023, Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs has won her appeal after a previous ruling had upheld her sacking for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school. Handing down judgment today, the President ...

16 June 2023   Articles

Teaching assistant wins appeal after sacking for Facebook posts

Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs has won her appeal, overturning a previous ruling that upheld her dismissal. Kristie was sacked for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school. Handing down judgment today, the President of ...

16 June 2023   Articles

What parents need to know about their child’s education

In this new series, Steve Beegoo, our Head of Education, answers many of the popular questions from parents, teachers, educators, governors, and all those involved in the education arena. Here’s what you need to know about education today. What does Kristie Higgs’ case show us? Kristie Higgs lost her job as a pastoral assistant at ...

22 March 2023   Articles

Kristie’s case finally heard after second panel member removed

In a highly unusual, if not unprecedented move, the President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, has been forced to recuse two lay panel members for perceived bias on transgenderism and extreme sex education. This morning in London, lawyers representing Christian mother Kristie Higgs made an urgent application to the court inviting a member of the ...

16 March 2023   Articles

Pray for case of school worker sacked for sharing RSE concerns

Sometimes, justice can be slow. It’s been four years since we first broke the news about Kristie Higgs, a school pastoral assistant who was dismissed for sharing her concerns about transgender teaching at her son’s Church of England primary school. This week, her appeal will be heard. Her appeal was initially going to be heard ...

16 March 2023   Articles

School assistant sacked for sharing RSE concerns to appeal ruling

This week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal will hear the appeal of a Christian teaching assistant who was sacked for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school. In 2019, during a six-hour interrogation by her bosses at ...

14 March 2023   Articles

Upcoming in 2023: Please pray for the year ahead

Happy New Year! It was wonderful to celebrate Christmas, full of thankfulness to God over the victories we saw in 2022. The scriptures tell us the prayers of righteous men and women are powerful and effective, so, as we head into 2023, please join us in prayer this year. Below are a few different areas ...

6 January 2023   Articles

Unite for Education: How Scotland is paving the way for Christian teaching

Communications Officer Rebekah Moffett comments on a recent event in Scotland, where Scottish educators are opening the way for more Christian teaching. Is there any encouragement to be taken from our educational systems? Many of our educational institutions are becoming increasingly hostile to a Christian worldview. We see that in cases such as ‘Hannah’s’, as ...

27 October 2022   Articles

High profile LGBT activist removed from case for perception of bias

The President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal has removed an LGBT activist from hearing the case of a Christian who was dismissed by the school she worked for because of Facebook posts about transgenderism and sex education. Edward Lord had originally been appointed as the lay member of the panel to hear the appeal of ...

5 July 2022   Articles

Lords debate how much educational freedom to remove

Steve Beegoo, Christian Concern’s Head of Education, comments on the progression of the Schools Bill. The Schools Bill represents some of the biggest potential changes to education law ever in this country. It was hurriedly introduced by the government last month, as part of a flurry of recent policy announcements. It is being considered by ...

23 June 2022   Articles

Tribunal to scrutinise role of anti-free speech LGBT activist in Kristie’s case

In a high-profile case, Kristie Higgs, supported by the Christian Legal Centre, was sacked for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England primary school. Her case is due to be heard by a three-member Employment Appeal Tribunal. However, at ...

20 June 2022   Articles
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