Useful Links
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If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the many web links below useful. Please also look on our Policies and Curriculum pages for further information. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please call into our school office or email admin@instow-cps.devon.sch.uk
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LGBT+ Questions for Parents
Our school recognises that all children grow up in a variety of families and as a wide variety of personal identities. At school we do not tolerate discrimination towards anyone who wishes to identify themself as different from their birth identity.
If you think your child may have questions over their own identity as a boy or girl, we are able to signpost you to useful websites that may be able to offer support. In addition we ask you to come and talk to us, so that we can support your child while in primary school as well as offer positive transition to secondary school.
In addition please follow the links below in order to find out more information so that you can offer to support and positive self-esteem to your child.
https://www.theproudtrust.org/resources/parents/
the Proud Trust is primarily an organisation that works with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people. However, they do recognise that both parents of LGBT young people and LGBT parents might also need a bit of advice, information or support.
FFLAG is a national voluntary organisation and registered charity, dedicated to supporting parents and their lesbian, gay, bisexual and Trans daughters and sons.
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/coming-out/coming-out-advice-and-guidance-parents
As a parent, you may have understandable questions or concerns if you think that your child might be lesbian, gay, bi and/or trans (LGBT).
https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/parents/
Mermaids is passionate about supporting children, young people, and their families to achieve a happier life in the face of great adversity. They work to raise awareness about gender nonconformity in children and young people amongst professionals and the general public.
If you find other websites and organisations that can advise, please let the office know and we can add this to our list.
Thank you.
