Rainbow Flag Award
In 2024-25, Mosspits Lane Primary school enrolled in the Rainbow Flag Award programme.
This is a national framework which supports schools in adopting a whole organisation approach to LGBT+ inclusion, as well as developing strategies to effectively challenge and combat LGBTphobia.
The key standards and areas for whole school development of the Rainbow Flag Award are:
Why do we want to be a Rainbow Flag school?
First and foremost, the Rainbow Flag Award is a commitment to improving the lives of all pupils, as well as the LGBT+ young people in our care, those from LGBT+ families, and LGBT+ staff members.
Furthermore, it's a legal requirement, as part of the Equality Act 2010, to ensure that schools promote equality and tackle discrimination based on a person’s protected characteristics; LGBT+ identities are a core part of this.
Read about the Equality Act 2010 here: Equality Act and Schools 2010