LGBT+ guide offers advice for primary teachers and pupils
by Jeremy Watson, The Times:
Primary pupils will be taught how to use inclusive pronouns as well as the difference between gender and biological sex in a new guide aimed at curbing bullying in schools.
What Does LGBT+ Mean? will teach nine to 11-year-olds how to use “they” instead of “he” or “she”, and ways to avoid stereotyping
Its authors said that the text, to be launched on Saturday and given privately to schools in Dumfries & Galloway initially, gave a “positive introduction to identity, gender and sexual orientation”.
Olly Pike, who wrote the book with an experienced primary teacher, Mel Lane, and her son James, told The Herald on Sunday: “It’s vital we teach about LGBT+ identities in school because we know LGBT+-related bullying is the most common …
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