No Outsiders in Our School: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools

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When a child is born to a family the strength of bond created within the family is enormous, it has no real substitute. It is astute to recognise how the Equality Act 2010 has been used as a vehicle to foist a LGBT ethos through out Parkfield School despite knowing parents will not approve of it. Story books include the award winning " And Tango Made Three", the ever popular " The Family Book" and the thought provoking "The Island". So much of this stuff echoes conversion therapy, except instead of trying to zap the gay out of someone’s brain with shock treatments or trying to “pray away the gay,” they are telling people that “you aren’t gay, you were born into the wrong body. Should we just ignore it and hope it goes away and hope that perhaps things will get better on their own?

Expanding the scheme published in the 2015 book, No Outsiders in Our Schools , this book is designed to further support educators as they make the No Outsiders ethos part of their school culture at a time when messages of fear and division are rife. Alice Thomson, writing in the Times says with reference to Section 28 ‘When it was overturned in 2003, I never thought the question would be reopened.Most of the ideas for this resource originated within those two years and I would like to thank that fantastic and brave team for starting me on my journey. It is important we create a school culture in which children, staff and the whole school community work together to foster an environment of inclusivity through effective spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) and character education. The book does not say whether he does or doesn’t so the class is asked to make a judgement based on the book’s repetitive refrain that this is my princess boy who wears dresses and I love him very much.

picture books are used in the scheme with lesson plans from EYFS- Y6 to ensure consistency and progression. As a detransitioner I can tell you that all “trans” seems to be to me is a type of conversion therapy for butch women and effeminate men, who are nearly all gay.Children do not think about how mummy and daddy will pay the bills this month or if food will be served or how clothes end up in their wardrobe, even more so they do not think about their sexuality and gender! This resource is valuable in helping schools to meet the requirements of the OFSTED Inspection framework, which requires schools to encourage "good behaviour and respect for others on the part of pupils and (to) prevent all forms of bullying among pupils".

So, as well as teaching children about LGBT they should also learn that other differences are also welcome and protected: ‘different ethnicities, genders, gender identities, religions, ages and abilities. In 2017 Andrew was awarded an MBE for equality and diversity work in education and in 2019 he was listed as a top 10 finalist in the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. In 2015 No Outsiders in Our School: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools was published and Andrew began training schools in using the resource to teach community cohesion. The following year, Margaret was sitting on the station on her way to work when a train arrived and the announcement came over the loudspeaker; "Mind the gap! He’s only ever been asked about teaching relating to challenging homophobia he claims, never about race, disability or other discriminations.The bride pulled out her phone and showed the niece pictures of suits and trousers and said she could even wear jeans and trainers if she felt more comfortable. It has also led to a lack of curiosity about the origins and content of the No Outsiders teaching resource itself. Pupils talk knowledgeably and perceptively about how individuals and groups of people may be different to them in terms of, for example, their disability, age, race, religion, belief or no belief, gender and sexual orientation. Fatima and Mariam, the two Parkfield mothers quoted above, are right to be worried about its effects on their children.