Elly Barnes
CEO AND FOUNDER OF EDUCATE & CELEBRATE
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
Policy: School Code Example
Respect each other’s:
Age
Disability
Gender
Gender Identity
Marriage
Pregnancy
Race and Nationality
Religion or belief
Sexual Orientation
INCLUSION – HUMAN RIGHTS – OFSTED - SMSC
Our school welcomes everyone from all walks of life.
Everyone must welcome and celebrate all others in our school
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
What does LGBT+Friendly mean?
LESBIAN
GAY
BISEXUAL
TRANS
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OFSTED September 2013
‘Exploring the school’s actions to prevent and tackle
homophobic and transphobic bullying’
PRIMARY
•
SECONDARY – Inspectors explore whether:
pupils ever hear anyone use the word ‘gay’ when •
describing something, or whether they have been
told by teachers that using the word ‘gay’, to mean
something is rubbish, is wrong, scary or
•
unpleasant and why it is wrong
•
pupils ever get picked on by other children for not
•
behaving like a ‘typical girl’ or a ‘typical boy’
•
pupils have had any lessons about different types
•
of families (single parent, living with grandparents,
having step-parents, having two mums or two
dads)
•
pupils think if there is someone born a girl who
would rather be a boy, or born a boy who would
like to be a girl, they would feel safe at school and •
be included.
•
there is any homophobic bullying, anti-gay
derogatory language or name calling in school or
on social media sites
if a gay pupil was ‘out’ in school, that pupil would
feel safe from bullying
they have learned about homophobic/transphobic
bullying and ways to stop it happening in school
they learn in school about different types of
families – whether anyone is, or would be, teased
about having same-sex parents.
there is any homophobic bullying or derogatory
language about staff
someone - pupil or teacher - who thought of
themselves as the opposite gender, feels safe and
free from bullying at school
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
Update Your School Policies
• Equal Opportunities Policy (based on The Equality Act 2010)
• Relationships and Sex Education Policy (See Ofsted: Not yet good
enough and supplementary guidance 2014 SRE for the 21st Century)
• School Code (Be inclusive of the protected characteristics)
• Code of Conduct
• Uniform Policy (gender neutral)
• Behaviour Policy
• Safeguarding policy
• Anti-bullying
• Inclusion
• Human rights
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
Curriculum: PRIDE in Early Years book
collection
for early years
The PDF of the collection
with learning outcomes can
be downloaded from:
www.educateandcelebrate.org/
resources/
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
Pride in Primary Education: books,
lessons and songs!
reception to year 6
KS1 and 2 lesson plans
25 SING-A-LONG songs with
lyrics, chords and actions.
Sponsored by Service
Birmingham and NUT
www.educateandcelebrate.org/res
ources/
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& ORGANISATIONS
22 LGBT+
Inclusive
books forLGBT+FRIENDLY
Pride in Secondary Education
secondary school libraries.
The books can also add
value to English lessons and
be used for reading groups
and peer mentor sessions.
www.educateandcelebrate.org/
resources/
A set of 22 LGBT+Inclusive
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teenMAKING
fiction
books for
Environment
Does your display represent and include everyone?
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Celebrating Different Families
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Educate & Celebrate Posters
http://www.educateandcelebrate.org/resources/
Our
Library
Educates
&
Celebrates
M aking schools & organisations
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans+ Friendly
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
Pride Youth Networks
instructions on how to
engage young people in
whole school change.
‘We all have the right to be
ourselves in school, I will
not be scared away from
the issue anymore in my
school -‘thank you!’
www.educateandcelebrate.o
rg/youth-networks/
A guide for staff and
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& ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
students
with step-by-step
Edu-bake & Cel-a-cake
Anti-Bullying Week – November
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NatCen Research 2014
•
Whole school integrated approach ‘was regarded as
working better than only using stand alone teaching on
HBT bullying specifically’
•
HBT bullying reduction ‘was seen as more successful
when teaching about LGBT people’ and ‘was
incorporated into teaching throughout the curriculum
•
Having an approach to challenging HBT across the
schools activities and involving the whole school’ is
‘seen as working’.
•
Being clear with faith leaders (who are hostile to LGBT)
that HBT bullying is about relationships and bullying and
not about sex
MAKING SCHOOLS & ORGANISATIONS LGBT+FRIENDLY
The Rainbow Flag
In 1978, Gilbert Baker designed the LGBT flag. Each colour represents a
different aspect of life.
Life
Healing
Sun
Nature
Art
Harmony
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