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# New guide to “revolutionise LGBTQ+ teaching in schools”
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/new-guide-to-revolutionise-lgbtq-teaching-in-schools/
- Published: 2021-09-17T10:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-16T15:42:45.000Z
- Description: Pop’n’Olly has published a first-of-its-kind book to help introduce primary school children to topics such as identity, allyship and pride.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Books, News, Pride, Queer Corner, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Education, Olly Pike, Pop'n'Olly

[Pop’n’Olly](https://www.popnolly.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), an educational organisation dedicated to creating LGBTQ+ resources, has published a first-of-its-kind non-fiction book to help introduce primary school children to topics such as identity, allyship, pride and discrimination. Titled *What Does LGBT+ Mean? – A Guide for Young People (and Grown Ups)*, the book was created to help teachers introduce LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculums into the classroom, and is now available both online and in a number of UK bookstores across the country.

According to [Just Like Us](https://www.justlikeus.org/single-post/growing-up-lgbt-just-like-us-research-report?ref=scenemag.co.uk), 48% of children have received *“little to zero positive messaging about being LGBTQ+ at school”*, with the book’s co-author, Olly Pike, hoping to aid this issue: *“I know first-hand that growing up LGBTQ+ is not easy. I felt lonely, anxious and ashamed. This book will not only help countless LGBT+ children and young people, it will also help create countless more future LGBT+ allies.”*

Equality educator, PhD student and co-author, James Canning, said that the book aims to *“revolutionise LGBTQ+ teaching in schools and provide educators with the tools they need to combat prejudice, whilst promoting positivity and acceptance.*” He added: *“I wrote this book because it’s the book I wish I’d had when I was a child”.*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/olly-pike-600.jpg)

Olly Pike, creator of Pop’n’Olly

So far, the book has received high praise from children and educators, with 10-year-old Treasure saying: *“I learnt that different people use different pronouns and how to respect them. I really liked the book and how it explained things. It was terrific!”* Lukas Dressler, a children’s psychologist, also said they would *“definitely recommend”* the book to any counsellors working with children or LGBTQ+ people.

Since its first YouTube video in 2015, Pop’n’Olly has grown to provide a variety of LGBTQ+ resources and has distributed 20,000+ copies of Olly Pike’s books to children, parents and teachers around the world. Olly’s educational YouTube channel has now had almost 4 million views.