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What are the rules on teaching about LGBT+ issues and relationships in schools?

The boss of Ofsted says pupils should be taught that some children have same-sex parents. Eleanor Busby takes a look at the current guidance

Thursday 21 February 2019 20:35 GMT
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Amanda Spielman says schools should teach pupils about same-sex couples

Ofsted’s chief inspector has thrown her support behind a teacher who has faced threats and protests from angry parents over LGBT+ lessons.

Andrew Moffat, who is in the running for a global prize, has been at the centre of a row with families at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham over his teachings about same-sex couples.

Amanda Spielman, head of Ofsted, has now said that all schools should teach pupils about same-sex relationships as children should know that there are families with “two mummies or two daddies”.

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