The following report appeared online soon after Sue Sanders and Shaun Dellenty appeared on BBC Radion London 94.9FM. Homophobic bullying is still common in some schools, a charity has warned, to the extent some teachers are too fearful to reveal their sexuality.
Section 28 Archive
2013 is the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the reviled censorship law Section 28, and the 10th anniversary of its repeal. As part of our commemorations we have created a bank of resources covering the 15 year period that Section 28 was in place.
Phasing out teaching assistants is like axing all nurses from the NHS
A report by think tank Reform says government ministers should support headteachers who reduce the amount of TAs and allow class sizes to rise. More money would be available to swell the size of teachers’ salaries and make ‘quality’ teaching count.
Teacher who told students ‘Hitler wasn’t all bad, he killed the gays’ struck off
A teacher in Scotland who told students that “Hitler wasn’t all bad”, because he killed gay people, has been struck off.
Meet the UK teenagers forced from home for being gay
A charity says it’s seeing a growing number of under-25s asking for help after they’ve been made homeless due to their sexuality.
The Albert Kennedy Trust says there was such a demand they set up two temporary crisis centres in London and Manchester.
Sue Sanders on Radio 5Live – homophobic language in schools
This morning (14th October 2013) Schools OUT UK’s co-chair Sue Sanders appeared live as part of a radio debate on the use of homophobic language in schools – particularly the use of ‘gay’ as a derogatory term.
Ditch The Label – Cyberbullying Survey 2013
Ditch The Label (DTL) recently posted their Cyberbullying Survey for 2013. It is currently is the largest of its kind; sampling 10,008 young people.
LGBT HM 2014 Prelaunch
LGBTHM 2014 is dedicated to ‘Music’. The day will be a community educational celebration of all things music and LGBT. The event takes place at Birmingham University on November 28th
Supporting trans staff and students: Kai’s story
Kai (undergraduate student, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama) discusses Changing records; Informing peers; Housing problems and Mentoring.
LGBT HM 2014 Prelaunch
LGBTHM 2014 is dedicated to ‘Music’. The day will be a community educational celebration of all things music and LGBT. The event takes place at Birmingham University on November 28th