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.
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.
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LGBT+ inclusive education: Promising Practice Project
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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
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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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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.
Publication
Every Child, Every Family
Building LGBT+ inclusion through reading. Part of the Union’s Breaking the Mould series of resources, for nursery and primary phase teachers to think about books to use in the classroom.
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LGBT+ networks and activism
The NEU has active LGBT+ educators’ networks across the country ensuring the voices of LGBT+ educators are heard and creating pathways to activism and leadership.
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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.
Advice
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.
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.
Advice
LGBT+ inclusion: reps and officers
Every school and district should be having a conversation about LGBT+ inclusion.