Tag: LGBT History Month

Barnardo’s calls for LGBT relationships to be included in lessons in all schools

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest national children’s charity is urging the Government to listen to feedback from its relationship and sex education consultation as the charity celebrates LGBT History Month. Barnardo’s says there must be education about same sex relationships in both secondary and primary school lessons. The Department for Education is reviewing the responses submitted to the consultation to update the guidance on how relationships and sex education should be taught. The topics covered in relationships education include subjects that Barnardo’s believe should be taught, including healthy relationships, consent and online…

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Barnardo’s celebrates success of anti-bullying programme in schools: LGBT History Month

Stuart Mitchell

Leading children’s charity Barnardo’s is celebrating training over 8,000 staff and over 640 parent, community and pupil ambassadors through an anti-homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying programme. The work, which is funded by the Government Equalities Office and supported by the Department for Education, is in schools across Yorkshire & Humberside. Barnardo’s Positive Identities service delivered 411 sessions in 162 schools over the last 21 months. Evaluation forms completed after sessions have shown that participants are much better able to identify and respond to issues of discrimination and support pupils…

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Barnardo’s calls for LGBT relationships to be included in lessons in all schools

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest national children’s charity is urging the Government to listen to feedback from its relationship and sex education consultation as the charity celebrates LGBT History Month. Barnardo’s says there must be education about same sex relationships in both secondary and primary school lessons. The Department for Education is reviewing the responses submitted to the consultation to update the guidance on how relationships and sex education should be taught. The topics covered in relationships education include subjects that Barnardo’s believe should be taught, including healthy relationships, consent and online…

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