Valuing All God’s Children Guidance for Church of England Schools on Challenging Homophobic Bullying

Less than a year ago I set out my concerns about the terrible impact of
homophobic bullying on the lives of young people and I made a public
commitment to support our schools in eradicating homophobic stereotyping
and bullying.
Since then an enormous amount of work has gone into producing this guidance so that
commitment can be turned into action. I am extremely grateful to all those who have
worked so hard to produce it and I particularly want to thank the schools and young people
who have contributed.
Church schools begin from the belief that every child is loved by God. This guidance aims to
help schools express God’s love by ensuring that they offer a safe and welcoming place for
all God’s children. This is a task we are called to share and I know it is one our schools take
immensely seriously. I commend this guidance as a contribution to that work.