Brand New Resource: Free to Be
25th March 2020
EqualiTeach have launched a free educational resource for schools based on the good practice developed throughout the Free To Be programme.
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Asexuality: An Introduction
27th February 2020
Recent feedback from many staff training sessions indicates a lack of understanding and confidence around asexuality. This blog aims to deliver clarity and equip school staff to respond to questions and incidents effectively and knowledgeably.
LGBT+ Equality and Relationships Education: Creating Inclusive Spaces in our Schools
4th September 2019
By Sheza Afzal: sheza@equaliteach.co.uk Parents are Protesting Recent media attention has highlighted parents’ protests outside schools last term, with the biggest demonstration at Anderton Park primary school in Birmingham. An estimated 200 protesters picketed at the school gates, holding banners and
Launch of Brand New Educational Resource: Outside The Box
24th June 2019
EqualiTeach are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest Educational Resource. Outside the Box supports schools to take a whole school approach to promoting gender equality and tackling sexism and harassment and is available completely free of charge. We
The importance of LGBT+ inclusive primary schools
29th March 2019
he past decade has seen many huge advances in the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) equality in the UK…However, the path to equality doesn’t run smooth, and recent events have shown that there is no place for complacency, that victories won are not necessarily assured forever and there is still a long way to go.
Just A Valentine’s Card? Challenging Heteronormativity and Cisnormativity in Schools
14th February 2019
By Laura Schrier: lauras@equaliteach.co.uk Every February a wave of pink and red washes over UK commercial districts as shops prepare for Valentine’s day, marketing the perfect gifts for “him” and “her”. But more than just an extra excuse to eat
Putting LGBT into RSE
22nd February 2018
By Tammy Naidoo: tammy@equaliteach.co.uk The government’s call for evidence as part of their review of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools closed earlier this month. The call for evidence has been made to inform the production of statutory guidelines
Transgender Kids: Who knows best? Not the BBC, it seems…
19th January 2017
By Kate: kate@equaliteach.co.uk On Thursday 12th January, the BBC aired what they called a ‘balanced documentary’ entitled ‘Transgender Kids: Who knows best?’ According to the BBC website, the programme’s aim was to scrutinise the new ‘gender affirmative approach’ to
Opening Doors: LGBT+ Equality – A Perspective
7th July 2016
By Theresa: theresa@equaliteach.co.uk “We say that being gay is just like being left-handed – a bit unusual, a bit inconvenient at times, but in general not a major problem” – a parents voice published in ‘Issues Today – Sexual Orientation’
Top Trumps? Balancing Rights around Sexual Orientation and Religion
27th May 2015
Some of the most common questions that are expressed when we are delivering training about the Equality Act 2010 are worries about how to balance rights around religion and sexual orientation. A typical question is: “when rights collide, which one