Key Voices #145 - How to make schools safer spaces for LGBTQ+ pupils

Recently published research* highlighted that school pupils who identify as LGBTQ+ have lower feelings of safety than those who identify as heterosexual. What can school and trust leaders do to change this? This is the question we explored in a recent webinar, which you can now listen to in this podcast. Our guests were Evie Cryer, LGBTQ+ advocate for staff and pupils across the Oasis Community Learning trust, and Jo Brassington, educator, author and co-founder of the Pride & Progress podcast.   We talk about:  Evie and Jo’s roles and how they influence and support schools to become safer spaces for all pupils   Practical advice and strategies to help school and trust leaders reflect on their own safeguarding provision How schools and trusts can equip their staff to support pupils who identify as LGBTQ+ … and much more   You’ll find Jo’s podcast and links to more resources that Jo mentions, here.  If you’re a member of The Key, you can use our resources to help you make school a safe space for all pupils, including our gender and LGBTQ+ inclusivity whole school and curriculum audits.   *The Pupil Safeguarding Review, published in January 2023 by Edurio and The Key, highlighted that among school pupils in years 9 to 13, children who identified as LGBTQ+ typically had lower feelings of safety than those who identified as heterosexual. View the reports here.