Key Voices #145 - How to make schools safer spaces for LGBTQ+ pupils

Recently published research* highlighted that school pupils who identify as LGBTQ+ have lower feelings of safety than those who identify as heterosexual. What can school and trust leaders do to change this?

This is the question we explored in a recent webinar, which you can now listen to in this podcast. Our guests were Evie Cryer, LGBTQ+ advocate for staff and pupils across the Oasis Community Learning trust, and Jo Brassington, educator, author and co-founder of the Pride & Progress podcast.

 

We talk about: 

• Evie and Jo’s roles and how they influence and support schools to become safer spaces for all pupils  
• Practical advice and strategies to help school and trust leaders reflect on their own safeguarding provision
• How schools and trusts can equip their staff to support pupils who identify as LGBTQ+
• … and much more

 

You’ll find Jo’s podcast and links to more resources that Jo mentions, here. 

If you’re a member of The Key, you can use our resources to help you make school a safe space for all pupils, including our gender and LGBTQ+ inclusivity whole school and curriculum audits.

 

*The Pupil Safeguarding Review, published in January 2023 by Edurio and The Key, highlighted that among school pupils in years 9 to 13, children who identified as LGBTQ+ typically had lower feelings of safety than those who identified as heterosexual. View the reports here.