Teaching Union Backs Campaign for LGBT-Inclusive Education In Schools

By Ross Semple

The largest teaching union in Scotland has given its backing to a campaign to bring LGBT+ inclusive education to the country’s schools.

The Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) movement has been campaigning for education that recognises issues like same-sex relationships and the history of the LGBT+ rights movement. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) have now voted to officially affiliate themselves with TIE.

The aims of the TIE campaign are to “eradicate homophobic, biphobic and transphobic attitudes and behaviours among young people by adopting an educational approach; embedding LGBTI topics and issues into school curricula and social teaching.”

The campaign has a five-point pledge to achieve its goal of inclusive education, including new legislation, teacher training, and the recording of anti-LGBT+ bullying in Scotland’s schools. The pledge has been signed by a majority of Members of the Scottish Parliament.

In response to the vote, Pam Currie of the EIS said: “I’m delighted that the EIS has affiliated to TIE.

“The decision to affiliate affirms the role that TIE have played in changing Scottish education for the better and takes us another step closer to having an LGBTI inclusive education for learners in all Scottish schools and colleges.”

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