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The consultation on the draft relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance is open and closes at 11:59pm on 11 July 2024. https://lnkd.in/e-BmVyix At this time the current statutory guidance still stands. Read the proposals and respond here: https://lnkd.in/eb347hNw At Schools OUT we believe that every LGBT+ person should feel safe, seen and thrive in education and beyond. We are currently reviewing the draft guidance released today and reflecting on how this will impact the education of young LGBT+ people and the wider learning environment. #Education #LGBTQIA

Consultation on the new RSHE draft guidance is now open to consultation. Nothing has changed as yet but when the final version of the guidance is introduced it will be statutory and schools will be expected to follow it. https://lnkd.in/euDXDKz4

The first Trans+ History Week CIC starts today and is a week-long reflective period to learn and celebrate the momentous and millennia-old history of transgender, non-binary, gender-diverse and Intersex people. It’s a week to build on and celebrate the work that the incredible Trans+ archivers, historians, LGBT+ History Month (Schools OUT) and content creators are already doing, launched after consultation and with support from some of the UK's largest LGBTQIA+ organisations, trans trailblazers, elders and activists. Sign-up to the newsletter to receive Trans+ History every day of Trans+ History Week: https://lnkd.in/dErAeV_t Why should you mark and amplify this date? A society that’s been taught half a history is destined to do harm. A community that doesn’t understand its own past cannot learn from the wisdom of our trancestors. It begins on May 06 2024 - the 91st anniversary of the Nazi raid on the world’s first trans clinic. It's the week they tried to erase Trans+ people. It's the week we remember Trans+ and gender-diverse communities through history. Knowledge of our past, is fundamental for our liberation, and so the week is held ahead of Pride month and a critical general election in the UK - it’s a chance to look back, so we can move forward. Events A main event takes place on May 07, in London. It will include a live podcast recording with Netflix’s Sex Education cast members Felix Mufti and Anthony Lexa, plus a networking and drinks reception. A live poetry evening will also be celebrated on May 10, at Common Press. https://lnkd.in/g-MuGBmx https://lnkd.in/edziwKhw You may also see one of their bill boards up and down the country. #TransHistoryWeek #Intersectionality #Usualise #LGBTQIA #THW24 #LGBTplusHM #educateOUTprejudice

Huge congratulations to our Pride365 Champion Sue Sanders who received the Centrica 30 Years of DIVA Honouree award at the recent DIVA Magazine Awards. Sue who is Emeritus Professor Harvey Milk Institute, CEO Schools OUT and co-founder of UK LGBT+ History Month has contributed for over 40 years to make the world a safer and more inclusive place for all. A most worthy winner of this award. Congratulations! #DIVAAwards2024 #lgbtcommunity

Come and see us at the Stonewall workplace conference today. Together we can #educateOUTprejudice in our schools, in our organisation and beyond! #Usualise #LGBTplusHM

Suffolk DEI Network are hosting this brilliant guest talk by the wonderful Sarah Cosgriff this Thursday 21st March. The talk entitled ‘Asexuality: the invisible orientation’ will take place via Zoom and is FREE to educators and those working within education. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/eJq2TquU Thank you Sarah for offering your experience, knowledge and time. We are looking forward to your talk!

What an amazing list with such phenomenal Women and it's wonderful to see Schools OUT, CEO Professor Emeritus Sue Sanders included. https://lnkd.in/dNZnKvEg

You only have until 11.59pm tomorrow, 12th March 2024 to submit your response here: https://lnkd.in/ezQVYgmY The Supportive Schools Campaign webpage has links to guidance to help you submit a response to this draft guidance and help for young people. https://lnkd.in/eqnceth7

#WorldBookDay2024 Recommendations for factual books for young people: 'How to grow up and feel amazing' by Dr Ranj 'Dr Ranj Singh has put everything he's learned from his career and his own life experiences into this twenty-first century guide to being a boy. It covers the obvious things like the physical changes during puberty and adolescence, but also addresses managing emotions, dealing with friends and family, learning about healthy relationships, and staying safe online. Filled with easy-to-understand explanations, down-to-earth advice and cheeky illustrations, this growing-up guide is perfect for readers aged 10+ who want to discover the confidence to be the very best version of themselves.' 'Amazing Bodies' by Dr Ronx 'Inspired by the incredible human body? Take a tour with DR RONX – TV presenter on CBBC’s Operation Ouch! and an award-winning trans non-binary emergency doctor – to discover spongy brains, gooey guts and everything in between. Our EXPERTS are famous for their incredible know-how and passion for their subjects, and now they have made it their mission to share that knowledge with you in LITTLE EXPERTS: the inspirational new non-fiction series for six- to nine-year-olds. This jaw-dropping non-fiction journey has colourful, engaging and inclusive artwork throughout by Ashton Attzs.'

There are just 7 days left until the Government closes its consultation on its harmful and exclusionary draft trans guidance for schools and colleges. The Supportive Schools Campaign webpage has links to guidance to help you submit a response to this draft guidance and additional guidance for young people. https://lnkd.in/eqnceth7 You need to respond here by 11.59pm on 12th March 2024. https://lnkd.in/eFUA-3wa We advise that you: - make your responses individual and unique, using your own words where possible. - Include examples of how the guidance would negatively impact trans young people - share your own experiences of being trans at school or supporting trans students. At Schools OUT we believe that every LGBT+ person should feel safe, seen, and thrive in education and beyond; which is why we have joined with other groups in the Supportive Schools Campaign and why we urge you to complete a response to the consultation before the deadline on 11.59pm, 12th March 2024. Who are the supportive schools campaign? We are an alliance of charities, human rights organisations, and education practitioners who strongly oppose the Government's exclusionary and unhelpful proposed "Guidance for Schools and Colleges on Gender Questioning Children" for England. We believe all children and young people have the right to education free from discrimination, and LGBT+ young people are no exception. The proposed guidance, which remains in draft, seeks to deny the existence of transgender pupils, discouraging them from coming out and being their authentic selves, and could lead to young people being forcibly outed to parents and teachers. This approach will erase decades of progress in making schools places that value difference and reject discrimination. It hampers teachers' ability to tackle bullying and ultimately risks causing more harm and exclusion of trans young people. Schools desperately need guidance that offers practical advice on creating school environments that support trans pupils to thrive. We are calling on the Government to listen to LGBT+ youth and inclusive educators, withdraw the guidance and rethink their approach.