Plymouth pupils celebrate LGBT+ History Month

Plymouth pupils have been celebrating LGBT+ History Month this month with children from Marine Academy Primary’s Academy Parliament leading a LGBT+ assembly for Key Stage 2. 

LGBT+ History Month runs for the whole of February and was first celebrated in 2005.  The overall aim of LGBT+ History month is to promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public.  This is done by increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT+”) people, their history, lives and their experiences in the curriculum and culture of educational and other institutions, and the wider community. 

The Academy Parliament pupils at Marine Academy Primary, which is part of the Ted Wragg Trust family of schools, did a brilliant job leading the assembly and they wore brightly coloured clothes to show their respect towards the LGBTQ+ community. The assembly helped raise awareness about what is meant by LGBTQ+ and they spoke about inspirational people such as Elton John, Sam Smith and local diving hero, Tom Daley. 

Nicola Keeler and Georgina Reid Co Headteachers at Marine Academy Primary said:

“We are so proud of our Academy Parliament pupils for the impressive and inspirational way in which they delivered the LGBT+ assembly.  It’s so important for young people to learn all about others who may be different to them and it’s been brilliant to discuss this during LGBT+ History Month.”

 Moira Marder, CEO of the Ted Wragg Trust said:

“At the Ted Wragg Trust we pride ourselves on our inclusivity and as such I was delighted to hear about the LGBT+ assembly conducted by children at Marine Academy Primary.  It’s absolutely right that schools should be raising awareness and advancing education on matters affecting the LGBT+ community.”