We teach about love and that love comes in all shapes and sizes. What we are trying to achieve is a culture of acceptance and respect – put simply, live and let live. It is interesting to read how many people have sexualised the content of our curriculum. I don’t normally comment on social media however I feel compelled to share some thoughts. “Wow some amazingly uplifting comments thank you! I am the headteacher at Bewsey Lodge and am so very proud of my school, the children and their families. One poster, claiming to be the headmistress of Bewsey school replied to some of the remarks, saying:
Many social media users highly critical of Hopson and Bewsey Lodge accused them of pushing lessons which are not age-appropriate. She further explained that “the more they can be accepting at this age, you’re not going to face it further on, because the children will be accepting now and will be accepting this diversity around them.” The teacher, named as Sarah Hopson, told the BBC that the children “are going to go out into that world and find this diversity around them, and they’ll find that at a young age as well”.
