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

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The feedback from all staff was amazing and I loved watching his session with year 1 this afternoon! However, a very small, but vocal, minority of parents are not clear about the school’s vision, policies and practice. At Colmers Farm Primary School, we believe in the importance of equality and everybody having the same opportunities. Dresses by Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray is taught to year 6s, the final year of primary school in Andrew Moffat’s CHIPS programme. Instead we are teaching kids that having a sex change is glamorous and without risk, against the will of parents.

Fatima and Mariam, the two Parkfield mothers quoted above, are right to be worried about its effects on their children. As a radical feminist I have no argument against people who choose to dress in that of a prefered gender, matching traditional stereotypes.

There are several other Leicester City and County schools taking part in No Outsiders, as well as other schools around the UK. The first two answers are fine for a primary school child; love can stand in here for sexual attraction at this point. 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. Chapter 5 of the booklet deals with 12 questions he’s been asked, by parents, in relation to his teaching programme.

It began in academia, in thrall to queer theory, and made its first and unsuccessful outing as a teaching resource to counter homophobia.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. I just cannot believe the level of haughtiness and the attitude of these school leaders towards the parents which clearly contravenes the DfE’s guidance. There are lesson plans based on picture books for each year group; they are important to ensure consistency across the school and progression in understanding about equality from Reception to Year 6.