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About the workshop:

Do all pupils and staff feel welcome, visible and respected in your school? Do lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pupils and staff feel safe at school? Can disabled pupils and staff, current or prospective, fully participate in every aspect of school life? Ofsted’s report No place for bullying” (June 2012) said that LGBT and disabled pupils bear the brunt of bullying in schools. Do all staff at your school feel well-equipped to tackle homophobic and disablist bullying? If the answer to any of these questions is ‘no’, this workshop is for you.

This workshop is designed to help staff in primary and secondary schools to promote equality and eliminate discrimination. It aims to do more than simply help schools fulfil their legal duties or do well in an Ofsted inspection. It is a practical, “hands on” workshop designed to be engaging and constructive. It highlights equality issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and disabled members of the school community, explores proactive and reactive approaches to bullying and offers a clear framework for advancing equality in schools. It encourages participants to consider experiences of discrimination from a range of perspectives and to take practical steps towards generating rich and positive learning environments from which everyone can benefit.

For further information or to book a place please visit CSIE training

Who should attend:

  • teachers
  • headteachers
  • inclusion managers
  • other senior leadership staff
  • learning supporters
  • governors
  • other people interested in doing more than paying lip service to equality in schools

Aims

This workshop aims to:

  • help improve the experiences of LGBT and disabled members of the school community;
  • promote understanding of the public sector equality duty and its implications for schools;
  • provide clear strategies for developing rich and positive learning environments.

Objectives

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

  • recognise how the Equality Act protects LGBT and disabled people;
  • be aware of the different ways in which disability is understood;
  • develop confidence and language for speaking about LGBT and disability equality;
  • identify stereotypes and prejudices facing LGBT and disabled people in schools;
  • describe barriers to learning and participation for LGBT and disabled people in their own school;
  • work collaboratively to improve the experience of LGBT and disabled members, or potential members, of their school community;
  • present to parents, staff, governors or inspectors a clear rationale for change;
  • recognise how LGBT and disability equality are evaluated by Ofsted inspectors.
  • demonstrate a clear response to Ofsted’s call to support the academic achievement and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of disabled and LGBT pupils.

Cost: £90 +VAT (total £108)

HALF PRICE offer: Places available at £45 +VAT (total £54) to delegates who participate in a 30-minute focus group discussion. This will take place straight after the workshop, to explore further ways in which CSIE can help schools promote equality.

Dates and venues:

London

Wednesday 19 June 2013 1.30 – 4.00pm

National Children’s Bureau (NCB), 8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE

Sheffield

Thursday 20 June 1.30 – 4.00pm

Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW

For more information please see www.csie.org.uk/training/index.shtml

Feedback from previous CSIE workshops

  • “This course is a must for all working in schools.”
  • “Excellent. All very clear, interesting and varied.”
  • “All excellent – thought provoking, clear presentation, useful materials.”
  • “A space to talk about what seems very subtle and hard to pin down.”
  • “Excellent – Presenters clear and deep knowledge of subject area – excellent materials to support.”