Pupils at St Dunstan s College, Catford, southeast London, are being taught about white privilege . The curriculum also asks why all British Prime Ministers so far have been white.
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Headmaster makes national news by coming out in assembly
Headmaster Nicholas Hewlett. Pic: St Dunstan’s College
A school headmaster in Catford marked the start of LGBT+ History Month with an inspiring move of openness and acceptance.
Nicholas Hewlett from St Dunstan’s College came out to his staff and pupils through an online assembly on February 1.
Hewlett, whose announcement has been picked up by national media organisations, said in a tweet: “The fact that this is still news of course tells its own story, but if it can help just one young person feel more comfortable in their skin, it is surely an act worth doing.”
A headteacher at an exclusive private school has made history by coming out as gay and discussing his sexuality in a virtual school assembly on Monday.
Nicholas Hewlett, headteacher at the £18,000-a-year St Dunstan s College in Catford, told students and staff that he is happily gay and in a same-sex relationship .
It is thought that the announcement to students by a headteacher is the first of its kind in educational history.
The 41-year-old s assembly marks the start of the school s LGBTQ week and the beginning of LGBTQ History Month.
Exploring the school s history, he told the real-life story of a former teacher at St Dunstan s who in the 1980s faced criticism for being an openly gay educator.