LGBT+ inclusion: members
LGBT+ inclusion involves reviewing the curriculum and lesson plans across all subjects to eliminate heteronormative bias, and ensure sexual orientations and gender identities are represented.
Every child is entitled to an education that supports the development of their knowledge and skills as well as their personal development towards a healthy adulthood. However, LGBT+ students still face many challenges in education. Education must be inclusive to reduce the barriers and challenges for LGBT+ children and young people and support them to have a sense of belonging and safety in their school.
There are over 5,500 NEU members who identify as LGBT+ and undoubtedly there are more staff working in education who do not feel safe or supported to come out at work. As well as safety for LGBT+ children, young people and families, LGBT+ inclusive education is essential to creating safe and equal workplaces.
The NEU has produced a range of guidance for LGBT+ inclusion.
Notification of Executive by-election for Black and LGBT+ Executive seats:
Following the resignation of Annette Pryce and Richard Griffiths and the election of Daniel Kebede and Louise Atkinson as SVP and JVP (with effect from 1 September 2020), the OSG/Executive have agreed a timetable to fill these vacancies.
LGBT+ Inclusion Guidance
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Advice
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Advice 
LGBT+ inclusion: LGBT+ members
It is often the most unpleasant voices that we hear the loudest and whether you are out at work or not, it can be extremely isolating being a lone LGBT+ staff member.
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Advice 
LGBT+ inclusion: reps and officers
Every school and district should be having a conversation about LGBT+ inclusion.
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LGBT+ inclusion: heads, senior leaders, PHSE and safeguarding leads
Relationships education and health education should begin in primary school and be developed and delivered according to children’s developmental age and lived experiences.
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Advice 
LGBT+ inclusion: school governors/trustees
As a school governor / trustee, you are responsible for ensuring the school’s practices are consistent with its values and ethos, even where these may be different to your own.
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LGBT+ inclusion: councillors, local authorities and community leaders
Councillors are a bridge between the community and the local authority. The local authority can take a lead in developing a borough/region-wide approach to LGBT+ inclusion in education.
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LGBTplus
LGBT+ inclusion: Specialist support and resources
There are plenty of places to get support, information and resources on LGBT+ inclusion.
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LGBTplus
LGBT+ inclusion: Equal and inclusive schools and colleges framework
The framework depicts all the areas where members should be thinking and acting when approaching equality issues. This should help with action planning and broadening thinking about equalities
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LGBTplus
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Breaking the Mould
The NEU worked with five primary schools over two years to consider how ‘traditional’ gender stereotypes could be challenged in nursery and primary classrooms.
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Blog 
AGENDA – a new resource for educators
Professor Emma Renold of Cardiff University talks about the launch of a new online resource – AGENDA- developed to help educators promote positive, healthy and equal relationships.
LGBT+ advice
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Advice
Sexual orientation harassment
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of sexual orientation, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
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Advice
Transgender harassment
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of transgender status,and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
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Advice 
Transgender discrimination
Who is protected from transgender discrimination, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
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Advice 
Trans educators toolkit
The NEU Trans Equality Toolkit provides information for education staff on transitioning in school/college.
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Advice 
Supporting trans and gender questioning students
In the last few years there has been much work done, raising awareness and increasing the visibility of transgender issues.
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Equality advice
A key priority of the union, to ensure all members have a voice in the union, the workplace and broader society, and do not face barriers to promotion, representation or participation.
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Advice 
Equality toolkit
This toolkit is aimed at school representatives, teacher governors and NEU officers to use to promote good policies and practices in schools and colleges.
LGBT+ news and blogs
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Trans-inclusive education conference: Liverpool
Roz Morton, NEU LGBT+ Organising Forum representative, describes how she worked with her local community to organise a successful trans-inclusive education conference.
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Building LGBT+ inclusive environments through reading
This LGBT+ history month, the NEU is promoting our recent publication Every Child Every Family, supporting educators to promote equality through reading.
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LGBT+ inclusion update
The NEU is committed to supporting LGBT+ inclusion in education. Here is a summary of LGBT events in 2019 and issues the NEU has been involved in.
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Inclusion not exclusion: defending LGBT+ inclusive education
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHoBiT), the National Education Union (NEU) is launching its Pride season campaign.
Blog 
NEU LGBT+ Black educators stand in solidarity with Caster Semenya
Black women in the UK are less likely to take part in sport than their white counterparts. Camille Kumar, NEU LGBT+ and race equality policy specialist, looks into why Caster Semenya's case is so important.
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Lesbian visibility day is important for all educators
On 26 April Lesbian visibility day, an international awareness day celebrating the contribution of lesbians to society, educators of all sexualities across disciplines and in all educational settings, have an opportunity to celebrate this day to advance equality in their community.
Blog
Gender Recognition Act: why it needs to change
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) governs how trans people can have their identity legally recognised. This was at the time a big step forward – but it’s now really out of date.
Press release 
Liz Truss and the Gender Recognition Act
The National Education Union is deeply concerned by the recent comments made by the Women and Equalities Minister Liz Truss which have caused unnecessary distress and anxiety for trans and non-binary workers.
Press release
LGBT+ Rights
Commenting on the passing of an urgency motion on LGBT+ rights at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said: “It is crucial that every young person can feel happy and safe at school but too many LGBT+ young people still don't feel they can be themselves at school.