
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.
LGBT+ education professionals, pupils and families are vital members of all nursery, school and college communities and of our union.
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 involves reviewing the curriculum and lesson plans across all subjects to eliminate heteronormative bias, and ensure sexual orientations and gender identities are represented.
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.
Every school and district should be having a conversation about LGBT+ inclusion.
Relationships education and health education should begin in primary school and be developed and delivered according to children’s developmental age and lived experiences.
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.
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.
There are plenty of places to get support, information and resources on LGBT+ inclusion.
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
The NEU worked with five primary schools over two years to consider how ‘traditional’ gender stereotypes could be challenged in nursery and primary classrooms.
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.
Comment on the passing of an urgent motion at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union
Comment on the passing of Motion 20 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union
Comment on the passing of Motion 31 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union,
NEU survey shows importance of an inclusive and representative curriculum for LGBT+ equality
Changes to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) are vital to support the social and emotional development of children and young people.
Today is an important day which draws attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBT+ people around the world and here at home.
We can't work towards equality in society or tackle discrimination in workplaces unless we talk positively about LGBT+ people across the curriculum.
We've got to assert that homophobic and transphobic discrimination doesn't go unnoticed or unchallenged.
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.
The NEU is collating examples of good practice from around the country to evidence the innovative, creative and meaningful work around LGBT+ inclusive education in its Promising Practice Project.
Roz Morton, NEU LGBT+ Organising Forum representative, describes how she worked with her local community to organise a successful trans-inclusive education conference.
This LGBT+ history month, the NEU is promoting our recent publication Every Child Every Family, supporting educators to promote equality through reading.
The NEU worked with five primary schools over two years to consider how ‘traditional’ gender stereotypes could be challenged in nursery and primary classrooms.
Relationships education and health education should begin in primary school and be developed and delivered according to children’s developmental age and lived experiences.
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.