Equality Lessons Set to Resume in Birmingham Schools

After being forced to suspend the No Outsiders program in March of this year (a curriculum which taught pre-schoolers to treat LGBT+ people with respect) Parkfield Community School is set to resume these lessons after a much-publicised debate and protest between parents and teachers.

Parents of the predominantly Muslim school rallied against these proposed lessons.

In response, the new program will be called No Outsiders for a Faith Community, reports the Independent.

“As a result of the consultation ‘No Outsiders for a Faith Community’ has been especially designed for Parkfield Community School acknowledging and respecting the concerns and sensitivity expressed by some parents in the present school community.

“We are sharing the resources with our parents before September through year group sessions and how the programme will be structured for each year group.

“Our school ethos of equality and everyone being welcome remains a key aspect of our school.”

However, the Parkfield Parents Group remains against any form of equality lessons, explaining: “This is because it is well known that the original programme and now even the new programme is heavily biased towards LGBTQ, whereas an equality programme doesn’t need to be.”

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