Time For Inclusive Education (tie)

What Time For Inclusive Education (tie) does

Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) headquartered in Glasgow that specialises in anti-prejudice education. It delivers Scotland's national LGBT Inclusive Education programme on behalf of the Scottish Government, providing learner workshops, assemblies, curriculum resources and professional learning (CPD) to primary, secondary and early years settings, Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inputs to Scottish universities, and information resources for parents and carers. In parallel, TIE runs the Digital Discourse Initiative with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) to give teachers tools to counter online hate and disinformation affecting children and young people, and it manages lgbteducation.scot, the national platform hosting quality-approved resources and current national guidance.

TIE's service architecture is a direct, field-led delivery model combined with digital resources: Education Officers travel to schools across Scotland to deliver in-person workshops and assemblies, supplemented by self-serve online CPD modules (digitaldiscourse.scot) and a curated national resource library (lgbteducation.scot). All services to teachers, schools, universities and local authorities are free of charge, in line with the Scottish Government's 2021 mandate that LGBT Inclusive Education be delivered in all local authority maintained schools. Curriculum materials are aligned to Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence across Early Years through Secondary, and the programme is independently evaluated in partnership with UCLA, with a 2026 paper documenting 18 distinct social and emotional competencies developed through workshops.

Commercially, TIE is a non-profit funded primarily through a Scottish Government commission for the national programme, supplemented by donations, fundraising and a nascent Workplace Learning offering for corporates that may carry associated costs. Pricing for education providers is effectively freemium-free. The organisation is led by Co-Founders and Directors Jordan Daly and Liam Stevenson, both awarded Honorary Fellowships of the Educational Institute of Scotland in June 2026, and it operates active social channels on Instagram and Threads (@tiecampaign).

Name

Time For Inclusive Education (tie)

Legal name

Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) SCIO

Website

https://tie.scot

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) is a Scottish charity that delivers the country's national LGBT Inclusive Education programme on behalf of the Scottish Government, providing free learner workshops, curriculum resources and teacher CPD to schools across Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Prejudice / LGBT Inclusive Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education (SPED) & Inclusive Curriculum Materials (EDAGAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education (SPED), IEP & Accessibility/Assistive Technology (EDAJAMAH), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Wellbeing Digital Curriculum (EDAFACAM)

Keywords

• Anti-prejudice education
• LGBT inclusive education
• Teacher professional learning
• Inclusive curriculum resources
• Learner workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: TIE delivers Scotland's LGBT Inclusive Education programme on behalf of the Scottish Government. All services for schools, teachers, universities, and local authorities are delivered free of charge. The organization operates as a registered Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TIE delivers Scotland's national LGBT Inclusive Education programme on behalf of the Scottish Government, providing direct learner workshops and assemblies to primary and secondary schools, curriculum resources, and professional learning/CPD for teachers and Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers. Through the Digital Discourse Initiative developed with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), TIE additionally provides online professional learning to help educators counter online hate and disinformation affecting young people.

Product overview

Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) operates as a single unified educational programme rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is Scotland's LGBT Inclusive Education Programme, which encompasses multiple delivery channels: Professional Learning (CPD courses for teachers, ITE inputs for student teachers), learner-facing services (workshops and assemblies for Primary and Secondary schools), teaching resources, and a Workplace Learning strand. A parallel programme, the Digital Discourse Initiative (developed in partnership with ISD), provides additional professional learning to address online hate and disinformation. All services are delivered free of charge on behalf of the Scottish Government.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LGBT Inclusive Education Programme Scotland's national LGBT Inclusive Education programme delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government, including learner workshops, curriculum resources, and professional learning for teachers and student teachers.
• Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education CPD Continuing Professional Development programme for teachers focusing on delivering LGBT Inclusive Education effectively and meaningfully in line with Scottish Government guidance; participants receive curriculum tools, scenarios, and resources.
• Digital Discourse Initiative A collaborative project developed by TIE and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) providing bespoke educational tools and a free online professional learning module for Scottish teachers to address the effects of online hate and disinformation on children and young people.
• ITE (Initial Teacher Education) Input A free two-hour session for ITE providers delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government, supporting student teachers at undergraduate and PGDE level with an introduction to the knowledge requirements for LGBT Inclusive Education.
• Primary Workshops One-hour in-person workshops for primary school learners focused on LGBT Inclusive Education topics appropriate for the age group.
• Secondary Workshops and Assemblies 50-minute in-person workshops and assemblies for secondary school learners providing in-depth exploration of LGBT Inclusive Education themes.
• Keynotes and Events Keynote speaking and contributions to conferences, panel discussions, and other events related to LGBT Inclusive Education.
• Workplace Learning Professional learning services for corporate and workplace settings on LGBT Inclusive Education topics; the only TIE service line where charges may apply.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.4% of ITE students said the session improved their understanding of how to implement LGBT Inclusive Education
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIE developed the Digital Discourse Initiative in collaboration with ISD. ISD is a globally focused independent think tank committed to safeguarding public safety, national security, human rights, and democracy in the digital age. The collaboration provides educational tools to address the effects of online hate and disinformation on children and young people.
• Scottish GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIE delivers Scotland's LGBT Inclusive Education programme on behalf of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government published the National Approach to LGBT Inclusive Education in 2024, with TIE delivering the associated professional learning, curriculum resources, and learner workshops.
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIE is working in partnership with a researcher from UCLA to independently evaluate their programmes. The first paper from this collaboration, published in 2026, found that LGBT Inclusive Education learner workshops support the development of core affective competencies.
• Education ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Scotland was part of the 2018 working group that made recommendations to the Scottish Government on LGBT Inclusive Education, which led to the current national expectations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stonewall UK: Largest UK LGBT rights charity with broad education, workplace and policy programmes; overlaps with TIE on school-facing education but operates as a wider portfolio player rather than Scotland-focused specialist.
• Brook: UK charity delivering relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in schools; adjacent thematically to TIE as a schools-based education provider but with a different subject focus.

Direct peers

• Just Like Us: UK charity delivering LGBT+ inclusion programmes, including school workshops and ambassador schemes, directly comparable to TIE's school workshop and educator training model.
• FFLAG: UK-wide charity supporting parents, families and friends of LGBT+ people and engaging with schools, comparable to TIE's work with parents/carers and educators around LGBT inclusion.
• LGBT Youth Scotland: Scotland's national LGBT youth organisation, delivering education, training and resources in Scottish schools and similar to TIE in geography, audience and education mission.
• Educate & Celebrate: UK charity supporting LGBT+ inclusive education across primary and secondary schools through training, resources and accreditation, closely overlapping with TIE's curriculum and CPD offering.
• Diversity Role Models: UK charity that runs school workshops and educator programmes to embed inclusion and empathy, comparable in mission, audience (schools) and workshop-led delivery.
• Schools OUT UK: UK-wide organisation promoting LGBT+ inclusion across the education sector, with resources and training for schools, similar in audience and theme to TIE.

Regional players

• Cara-Friend: Northern Ireland LGBT+ charity providing schools education and youth services; comparable in workshop-based delivery to TIE but serving a different UK jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/tiecampaign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/time-for-inclusive-education

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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