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Questions to ask when choosing a school
With greater choice over which school you send your son or daughter to, you can pick a school which has an ethos that you agree with. Here are some questions you can ask of schools to ensure they’ll create a supportive learning environment for your children.
- Are you a Stonewall School Champion?
- Do you have an anti-bullying policy which specifically mentions homophobic bullying?
- How is the school’s stance on homophobic bullying/use of language communicated to pupils?
- What is your procedure for responding to homophobic bullying?
- Are staff given training as part of their continuous professional development around different families and ways to make sure that the children of gay parents are supported/included?
- Are you aware of children within the school who have same-sex parents?
- Do you stock books which look at a range of different families?
- How do you include different families such as same sex families in your curriculum?
- Do you include same-sex relationships as part of sex and relationship education?
- Do you have openly gay, lesbian or bisexual members of your governing board or staff?
- Do you display posters or other materials around school which celebrate difference, including sexual orientation, in a positive light?
Click here to read more about our school champions programme.
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