THE HEEADSSS ASSESSEMENT FRAMEWORK – AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS
In January 2024, a number of parents received a letter from the Public Health Nurse for Child and Youth Health at Te Whatu Ora, advising that the government had allocated specific funding for an “extra health and wellness check” to be offered to all Year 9 students (aged 12-13yrs) using the HEEADSSS Assessment Framework.
We looked into this Assessment and the conditions of its use. We engaged with a range of experts… lawyers, psychologists, psychotherapists, ex-principals and parents for their views.
As a result of concerns raised by these experts, this report was produced.
80-85% of New Zealand schools outsource their policy writing and publication to SchoolDocs, a private company. Recently we discovered that they have imbedded ‘gender identity’
This White Paper was first presented at the Canadian National Citizens Inquiry, June 2025 by Let Kids Be Kids Founder Penny Marie (watch Penny’s testimony).
There are NO compulsory topics in RSE “Schools and kura have the flexibility to design their local curriculum, including their RSE curriculum. This means that
Elisabeth Cave, referring to the work of Psychologist Dr Steven Stosny, developed the ‘Identity Pyramid’ to explain what is happening with our children who have
Roadshow ’24
From April to July 2024 Penny Marie and Elisabeth Cave travelled around New Zealand sharing some of their extensive research and analysis. Our intention is to inform and empower. Don’t simply take our word – please do your own research and draw your own conclusions on the topics we discuss.
A list of all information referenced in our Roadshow is available for free download.
Local newspaper Marlborough Weekly puts us on the front page on July 10 2024… Thank you to the Free Speech Union for assisting with this
A Waikato mother is travelling around the country, informing people about the sexualisation of children in the school curriculum and encouraging parents to find out
After the Wellington LKBK Roadshow meeting, Penny Marie joins Paul Brennan on RCR Breakfast to share about the Let Kids Be Kids roadshow, and what’s
https://youtu.be/dSEYIF73-1o?feature=shared For the full 20 minute conversation go to The Platform. Free Speech and Public Venues Recently, our Marlborough regional team tried to book a
Hot on the heels of Let Kids Be Kids South Island Roadshow, Penny and Rodney catch up for a chat about Pink Shirt Day and
Stuff inadvertently promotes Let Kids Be Kids In April, following our Roadshow meeting in the top of the South, Nelson Mail (Stuff), tried their best
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