# Pastoral Care, Student Trust, and Queer Visibility in Schools | Ep. 191 (with Danny Walker-Drake)

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Podcast: [Queering Education: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Teaching, Queer Pedagogy, and Real Classroom Practice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/queering-education-lgbtq-inclusive-teaching-queer-pedagogy-and-real-classroom-practice-5492858)
Published: 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What does it actually look like to be an out queer educator—and just do your job? In this episode of Teaching While Queer, host Brian Stanton talks with Danny Walker-Drake, a behavior support manager at a large secondary school in southwest England, about pastoral care, student trust, and why authenticity doesn’t have to be a big announcement. Broadcasting from the Creating Change Conference, this conversation centers relationships, boundaries, humor, and the reality of working with young peo...

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