While schools wait for delayed gender identity guidance, an LGBT+ educator is providing resources for teachers and parents.
Reports suggest that the delayed gender identity guidance from the government will be released this week (18 December). While schools have been waiting, LGBT+ educator Pop’n’Olly has been providing resources, support and workshops to primary school aged children, as well as their parents and teachers.
While guidance from the Regional Schools Commissioners (RSC) is in place for LGBT+ inclusive education at primary school, Ofsted found that the “overwhelming majority” of schools want much more specific guidance about sexual orientation and gender reassignment, both for teachers and parents.
Pop’n’Olly aims to provide this, showing teachers how they can practically implement the RSC guidance. The company began as a YouTube channel when Olly Pike started making LGBT+ inclusive video stories for children. The videos went viral and parents and teachers contacted Pike, thanking him and saying they had been using the videos to teach children about equality and diversity.
