Celebrating Difference: A whole-school approach to LGBT+ inclusion

Celebrating Difference is a practical handbook for LGBT+ inclusion in primary and secondary schools, written by Shaun Dellenty, endorsed by the Department for Education. It offers strategies to eradicate prejudice, prevent bullying, embrace diversity, and improve whole-school outcomes, with case studies and interviews demonstrating its effectiveness. It also helps schools comply with Ofsted and statutory equality legislation and teach children about British values, basic human rights, and the UNCRC.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Celebrating Difference: An Inspiring Handbook for LGBT+ Inclusion in Education is a groundbreaking book written by Shaun Dellenty, an internationally celebrated lead in LGBT+ inclusion in education. It is aimed at all primary and secondary teachers and leaders and provides practical advice to enable schools to bring about organisational change to ensure the safety, success, mental health, and wellbeing of all pupils and staff. The book examines the roots and impact of identity-based prejudice in schools, drawing on Shaun's own experiences of homophobic bullying and his subsequent career as a teacher and school leader. The core of the book is based on Shaun's award-winning training programme Inclusion For All, endorsed by the Department for Education, which presents an effective approach to LGBT+ inclusion at a whole-school level. The book includes practical strategies to eradicate prejudice, prevent bullying, embrace diversity, and improve whole-school outcomes such as attendance and attainment, as well as mindfulness techniques and ideas for INSET training sessions and school assemblies. Case studies and interviews with pupils and teachers who have experienced the Inclusion For All process and unique research insights from Dr Joseph Hall, University of Leeds, demonstrate how the strategies work in practice. Clear guidance will also enable schools to comply with Ofsted and statutory equality legislation and help them to teach children about British values, basic human rights, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472961501