North Ayrshire secondary schools maintain LGBT Charter status
Six North Ayrshire secondary schools have now either achieved or are on their journey to achieving their next level LGBT Charter for Education accreditation
Several North Ayrshire secondary schools are working to maintain their LGBT Youth Scotland Charter of Education status.
Guided by the Equality Act 2010 and known in schools as the LGBT Charter, the programme is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Being accredited enables schools to share a positive message championing the LGBT community, where all LGBTQ+ staff, parents and students can be “safe, supported and included”.
Six North Ayrshire secondary schools have now either achieved or are on their journey to achieving their next level LGBT Charter for Education accreditation.
Greenwood Academy and the North Ayrshire Youth Services team currently hold Silver Level accreditation and are working towards the highest accolade of Gold.
The Arran High School, Garnock Community Campus, Largs, Kilwinning and Auchenharvie Academies who currently hold Bronze, are working to level up to Silver accreditation.
Councillor Chloé Robertson, North Ayrshire’s Young People’s Champion, said: “I am delighted that North Ayrshire currently has six schools alongside our Youth Services team who are proudly LGBT Charter accredited. The LGBT Charter is something that the pupils I have met are really proud of as it helps to improve everyone in the schools’ knowledge and empowers them to be good allies who have the confidence to challenge prejudice and create an inclusive environment for all.
“As a member of the LGBT community, I understand the prejudice that many young people can face so it’s a sign of progress that so many of our secondary schools are engaged in a charter programme designed to support inclusivity and the experiences of LGBTQ+ staff and pupils.”