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"Sometimes they say ... you know everybody's got a dad, he must be dead, or something. I say no, he is not dead. Well he's not there, he's never been there. All I've got is a donor dad and sometimes I get teased by them calling my dad a donor dad, donut dad."
Mark, 8 years old
Do you know a school which needs support in tackling homophobic bullying and celebrating difference? Find out about Stonewall's School Champions programme.
Different families
Children come from a variety of different backgrounds and may have gay siblings, uncles, god parents, parents or carers. Celebrating and acknowledging different families is crucial to make all children feel welcome and enable them to learn how to value those who are different or come from different backgrounds and families. Stonewall's Different Families report found that when children with lesbian or gay family members realise that their family isn't ever mentioned in class and other children use the word ‘gay’ to mean 'rubbish', that they feel excluded and stop talking about their family. Read more
Homophobic bullying
Stonewall's 2009 research The Teachers' Report shows that more than two in five primary school teachers (44 per cent) say children experience homophobic bullying in their schools. However, nine out of ten primary school teachers have never received any specific training on how to prevent and respond to homophobic bullying. Read more
Information for Governors
School Governors have an important role in making sure the school complies with legislation and meets its duties under the Single Equality Act 2010 and public sector Equality Duty. With the new Ofsted Inspection Framework in place since January 2012, there is even more reason to be proactive when it comes to tackling homophobic bullying. Read more
Resources
Stonewall research clearly shows the need for the Education for All campaign to include primary schools. Having successfullly worked with secondary schools since 2005, we have now produced a number of fun and age-appropriate resources and lesson plans around celebrating difference and different families. Read more
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