WHO ELSE TO WRITE TO

We know that writing letters to organisations responsible for education, safeguarding and equality leads to the changes that we want to see.  We encourage you to write with your story, questions or complaints to those that can make changes. Contact details for some organisations and individuals that you might like to contact are:
 
Writing in hard copy (letters rather than emails) is one of the most powerful tools we can use.
 
Your MP    Write to your MP and consider copying them in on complaints.
Ask your MP for a meeting about DfE’s failure to address school policies and RSE education.

To write to an MP:  Name, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

To email an MP:  firstname.lastname.mp@parliament.uk (best to also send a hard copy)

To write to a Lord:  Name, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

 
Ofsted  Write to Ofsted too if a school is misleading children, and/or not consulting with parents or is refusing to share information on the materials they are using in class.
 
Department For Education  Similar issues and concerns can be sent to the DfE 
 
EHRC  Contact the EHRC if your school isn’t correctly balancing all nine protected characteristics
 
Education Select Committee  This group of cross party MPs scrutinises the work of the DfE
 
 Local Authority 

Write to your Local Authority who have a public sector duty of care – look up Council web address for details of your elected councillors and those responsible for education and childrens services.

Also write to Council Officers:  the name of the role might change but use for e.g Director of Children’s Services.

For a safeguarding concern contact:  LADO = Local Authority Designated Officer

All of these actions will help improve individual school practice and provide the evidence needed for policies to be changed and made safer and more effective.

We can help put you in touch with sympathetic politicians to share your stories and experiences. Several hundred MPs and Lords recognise this is important and want to help us. They need our examples so please provide us with them.

Remember, if initial conversations and a meeting with your school don’t deliver results, follow your school’s complaints procedure, escalate to formal complaint if necessary and report problems to Ofsted and the DfE.

Finally – Talk to your family and friends about what you’ve found out and any actions you’ve taken!