Education Secretary: Faith schools must find ‘common ground’ on LGBT issues
by Nick Duffy, Pink News:
Education Secretary Justine Greening has said that “common ground” must be reached with faith schools on LGBT sex ed.
The Education Secretary last month passed a bill to make SRE mandatory in all schools, after pressure on the issue from sexual health and children’s campaign groups.
She announced plans “to put Relationships and Sex Education on a statutory footing, so every child has access to age appropriate provision, in a consistent way”.
The initial plans did not include a commitment to LGBT-inclusivity, but LGBT charity Stonewall says it will be “working with the Government to ensure [LGBT issues] are reflected in updated guidance for schools”.
Speaking this week at the launch of Schools Diversity Week, Ms Greening fielded questions about how she will negotiate the tensions on LGBT-inclusivity in faith-based schools.
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