Governing bodies need to ensure that personnel practices in their school take full account of these new legal requirements, alongside their established arrangements for promoting diversity and avoiding discrimination on grounds of sex, race or disability. Extract from Acas guidance These Regulations apply to all employment and vocational training and include recruitment, terms and conditions, […]

“Are you a lesbian, Miss?” “Are you gay, Sir?” If you are ‘out’ and wish to affirm this, then do so. Children need positive LGBT role models in their lives. If you are not lesbian or gay or you are not ‘out’ and you do not wish to share that information it is better to […]

Basically whatever you want, in that if you want that kept confidential it should be. If you are informing them that you have a gender certificate then it is illegal for them to divulge that to any one. You may be telling them in order for them to be aware that your children could be […]

The issue here is not what people believe’ they have a right to their belief but what they do. If you try to change the way your colleagues think, you will always be frustrated. Far better to highlight their behaviour is not acceptable. Aside from simply being mean, destructive and cruel, it is now illegal […]

Yes. Being LGB is a protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act and for many people will form part of their cultural and social identity. The law makes it clear that you cannot be discriminated against as a member of a protected strand. Many schools encourage teachers to be role models by celebrating their […]