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
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. The majory of the objectns relate to the teachg of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) ntent, particularly primary schools. Rearch om Stonewall, the anisatn that mpaigns for LGBT rights, shows that nearly half of lbian, gay, bisexual and trans stunts have been bullied at school, and ightengly, one eight have tried to take their own life.
In fact, Sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act 1988 explicly forba schools om the ‘promotn of homosexualy’, and although was revoked 2003, many schools ntued to shy away om LGBT matters. ’ Tacklg homophobic and transphobic bullygAll schools have a duty to addrs bullyg, cludg homophobic, biphobic, transphobic and genr related bullyg.