New regulations about LGBTQ+ inclusive education means UK schools that fail to teach students about LGBTQ+ matters risk being marked down by Ofsted inspectors.
Ofsted officials said they will comment on whether schools have ‘adequate plans’ in place to implement the new curricula. According to new education regulations, schools will have to teach students topics ranging from consent to pornography.It was confirmed in 2019 that LGBTQ+ inclusive teaching would become official regulation, but this is the first academic year where the new rules will be enforced.
Recent studies by Kantar have demonstrated nearly half of UK parents had reservations about young children being taught about LGBTQ+ topics, with four out of 10 saying they would not.