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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Charles Young and Richard Adams

Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum

Brighton College on a sunny day
Brighton College (pictured) has a partner school in Dubai that does not teach pupils about civil partnerships or sexual orientation. Photograph: Andrew Hasson/Alamy

Ministers are allowing private schools abroad to brand themselves as “British schools” despite not teaching about same-sex relationships, equality or drug abuse as required in England, the Guardian has learned.

Overseas schools are able to be officially accredited as “British Schools Overseas” (BSO) by the Department for Education (DfE). This came after the government U-turned and exempted them from using the same curriculum it requires in England if doing so would conflict with local laws.

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