LGBT+ @ The Academy
Making Scotland the Best Place for LGBTQ+ Young People to Flourish and Thrive
Dumfries and Galloway Council is committed to improving inclusivity and like all the Authority’s secondary schools Kirkcudbright Academy is undertaking the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter programme. The LGBT Charter is a programme that enables our school to proactively improve LGBT inclusion for staff, learners and families. Our goal in undertaking this programme is to ensure all staff, parents/carers and young people are safe, supported and included. At Kirkcudbright Academy, we are committed to creating a fair and equal curriculum for all pupils that is age and stage appropriate for secondary school pupils and families.
We are working towards a Bronze award through our Charter programme. This is supported by Scottish Government and forms part of our duties as practitioners under the Equality Act (2010). The work towards this programme will include:
· Staff undertaking LGBT+ Awareness Training with LGBT Youth Scotland
· Increasing awareness of LGBT support for our young people
· Celebrating inclusion by carrying out LGBT commemorative days – raising visibility in our school
· Forging community links
We hugely appreciate the ongoing support of our parents and carers as we continue this journey towards greater LGBT awareness and inclusion at Kirkcudbright Academy. If you would like to find out more about the work we are doing as part of the LGBT Youth Charter please contact us through the school office.
