Kemi Badenoch demands snap Ofsted inspection of school amid identity row

Emily Harle
Monday, June 26, 2023

The government's women and equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has demanded that Ofsted conduct a snap inspection of a secondary school in East Sussex due to a gender row between a teacher and pupils, sparked by a conversation about identifying as a cat.

Badenoch said that the teacher's comments raised 'safeguarding issues'. Picture: Kemi Badenoch/Parliament.UK
Badenoch said that the teacher's comments raised 'safeguarding issues'. Picture: Kemi Badenoch/Parliament.UK

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