Do you support some children or all children?

This is a question we ask in our 58th interview with Shaun Dellenty, a teacher, school leader and author. His focus for the last 10 years has been on improving LGBT+ inclusion in schools. In this podcast we hear why he left his school and home and how he escaped electroconvulsive therapy!

We also discuss how education and his sexuality affected him during his childhood and how the profession of teaching presented itself to him as a gay man. How he accidentally became a school leader and why Shaun had to create an LGBT+ training program in his school. He also highlights some of the topics discussed in Shaun’s book Celebrating Difference and explain the obstacles Shaun faced educating his staff members.

He reveals what good coming out to his school community did for his mental health and his thoughts on the protests against LGBT+ being taught in Birmingham schools and his tips for LGBT+ inclusion in the school workplace. We also find out what an average week looks like for Shaun and reveal an LGBT+ project Shaun is working on with the Department of Education!

You can follow Shaun on Twitter @ShaunDellenty and search for a copy of his book, Celebrating Difference A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion on Amazon. Find out more on his website: www.shaundellenty.com