Received from: NAHT
Conference notes education is vital in creating a society rooted in equality and justice for all people. An exclusionary education system will mould the minds of future generations, perpetuating existing discrimination throughout society. Education must reflect the needs of all pupils, school staff and school leaders.
Congress believes:
i. the national curriculum and qualification specifications must promote further inclusivity for all students.
ii. all school students deserve the right to access to a high quality and inclusive sex education, and as such the parental right to withdraw children from sex education must be revoked
iii. the government must mandate anti-racism training for all school staff as part of Keep Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) training.
iv. government must develop high-quality training specific to schools and educational institutions to support all education staff in spotting the signs and identifying the current risks associated with far-right and misogynistic extremism
v. reasonable adjustment passports hold the potential to make all workplaces more inclusive for disabled members of staff.
Conference calls on the TUC to build on and further develop their work:
a. challenging discriminatory rhetoric in wider society, which inevitably influences school children
b. supporting unions to challenge all forms of discrimination in the workplace
c. ensure fighting discrimination is a core tenant of all union workers, within all professions, and across society as whole.
National Association of Head Teachers