This article provis an overview of the UK ernment policy relatn to relatnships and sex tn schools. It foc on the latt statutory guidance which requir primary and sendary schools England to teach pupils about different typ of relatnships, cludg same-sex relatnships. We outle the current policy ameworks and prent a ratnale for why Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ+) inti and relatnships should be prent the curriculum. We crilly terrogate the ernment rponse and we prent a amework to support the implementatn of a whole school approach to LGBTQ+ cln. We draw on Meyer's mol of mory strs to explore risks to children and young people if they are not provid wh an LGBTQ+ curriculum.
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MOST BRS ACCEPT LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, BUT NEARLY HALF DON'T WANT KIDS TGHT IT'S OK TO BE GAY
In this blog I summarise key evince om Stonewall’s latt School Report (Bradlow et al, 2017), a study of over 3,700 lbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) young people across Bra aged... * lgbt schools uk *
Schools should ‘be alive to issu such as everyday sexism, misogyny, homophobia and genr stereotyp’ and take posive actn to build a culture where the are not tolerated.
Lots of primary schools are already dog great work to teach their children about different fai, and to prevent and tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg. Many schools already dog LGBTQ-clive teachg, along wh tacklg and preventg homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg, are fah and church schools. Guidance missned by the Department (produced by the Council for the Curriculum, Examatns and Asssment) for both primary and post-primary clus rmatn on LGBTQ+ cln and how to challenge homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg.
Sectn 28 was a piece of legislatn that banned the ‘promotn of homosexualy’ by schools and uncils across most of the UK, and led to a total supprsn of LGBTQ+ inti schools. The School Report (2017) is Stonewall's rearch wh the Centre for Fay Rearch at the Universy of Cambridge to the experienc of over 3, 700 lbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) pupils Bra’s schools. In 2021, all public schools will receive lsons issu faced by the LGBTQ+ muny such as same-sex marriage, same-sex parentg, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and the HIV and AIDS epimic.