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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Lough

EXPLAINED: Banning gendered language in schools inappropriate and unnecessary | Rare Historical Photos

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Banning gendered language in schools is “completely unnecessary”, the Government had said.

The news follows reports in the Telegraph that teachers were advised to use gender-neutral language in a lecture organised by the NEU teaching union, replacing words such as “boy” and “girl” with “pupil” or “student”.

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