Birmingham headteacher at centre of storm says new guidance still leaves it down to schools to decide when to teach LGBT
A headteacher whose school is facing protests about LGBT teaching has said the government’s new relationship education guidance does not go far enough and will not stop demonstrations taking place.
Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the headteacher of Anderton Park Primary, in Birmingham, told Tes that the education secretary Damian Hinds is still leaving it up to schools to decide when they should teach children about LGBT families.
The Department for Education has published final guidance for relationship education today and Mr Hinds has said he "strongly encourages" primary schools to discuss with children that there are families with same-sex parents. [Tes] Read more
