Joshua Sutcliffe was ruled by the Teaching Regulation Authority to have failed to treat the pupil with "dignity and respect" when he praised a class by stating: "Well done, girls."
A maths teacher who was banned from the profession for misgendering a school pupil has said the Cass Review’s findings question the ruling that he did not treat a student with ‘dignity and respect’.
Joshua Sutcliffe said he believed the student and authorities took his Christianity ‘into stronger consideration than was necessary’, saying he separated his beliefs from his professional conduct.
Speaking to Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News, Joshua Sutcliffe said: “I was brought to tears just listening to all the arguments again and losing the profession that I love, but very happy that in the UK we are able to take my case to the judiciary and hoping for an excellent outcome in the next few weeks or months.
“It was argued that the fundamental reason was that I didn't want to use the pronouns of a student in my class and then that has been taken on by the TRA [Teaching Regulation Agency] as the dogma that must be submitted to.
“But we're hoping that the judiciary recognise that there are alternative opinions and of course, as we've seen recently in the press, the Cass review came out and it really sort of backs an alternative perspective.
“I think that's why we need to see this case overturned because it isn't the TRA’s decision to assert these sorts of contentious issues into our society.
“The school asserted that only and then the TRA have asserted it, but hopefully the judiciary recognises that it doesn't need to be that way in our country.
“My reservation from the outset is that it leads children down a very dangerous path, I would suggest, because you go on to take hormones and a range of other things can be implemented, and that was my reservation.
“But I did always try to consider the students and treat them with dignity and respect. Actually, the finding was that because I didn't use the pronouns that I didn't treat them with dignity and respect, and that's really where the argument centres.
“I'm really pleased that the medical professionals have backed up that position, because it's the wellbeing of the young people that's paramount. It's why I went into teaching to help young people and, you know, to try and better their lives just to help them and to help them improve with their education and so on.
“I do think that the student and other people may have taken [my faith] into stronger consideration that was necessary. I was and still am very good at separating my views from my professional conduct and I do think that because people have seen me in places like this with you, Jacob, that they've kind of made a view about me without actually taking into consideration the facts of the case.
“My classes are actually very high performing and I took great pride in that and still to this day, if I were to help anyone, I would be confident at the same outcome.
“I do know my differentiation from my geometry and I'm good at those things. But you know, aside from that I do have a strong Christian conviction.
“I'm really hoping that because of what's come to light in recent months and years that it's quickly overturned and I can be free to do what I love if I so choose.”
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