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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The Florida Don't Say Gay law shows the opposg velopments ncerng LGBTQ tn U.S. schools. While some stat have been tablishg legal foundatns for LGBTQ curriculums recently, Florida is gog the oppose directn and more stat are expected to follow s example. * lgbt teaching *
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Durg the past school year, two different people told me they cid to bee teachers part bee they hoped to support LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng) stunts. The Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network's (GLSEN) biennial Natnal School Climate Survey revealed that "the safe space mpaign, like enumerated antibullyg polici, mak a tremendo difference LGBTQ stunts' perceptns that their schools are safe and that their teachers are adults they n tst. Stand Up Agast Homophobia.
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