1. Supporting LGBT Young People in Education
Graeme Ross
Education Capacity Building Officer
@graememross

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Our mission is to empower lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people and the wider LGBT community so that they are embraced as full members of the Scottish family at home, school and in every community.

3. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk LGBT Stands For: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
But what do these words mean?

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Lesbian - a female who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to other females. Gay - A male who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to other males. Some women and girls prefer to refer to themselves as gay women rather than lesbian. Bisexual - a person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to women and men.

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Transgender - an umbrella term used to describe a range of people whose gender identity or gender expression differs in some way from the assumptions made about them when they were born.
Gender Identity = an individual’s internal self-perception of own gender.
Gender Expression = an individual’s external gender-related physical appearance and behaviour.

6. PPLGBTQQIA ADG, NB,GQ,GF,2S
PPLGBTQQIA ADG, NB,GQ,GF,2S

7. Issues affecting LGBT young people in Scotland?
Issues affecting LGBT young people in Scotland?

8. LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Wallace High School
Our Journey Towards 
LGBT Youth Charter of Rights

9. WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Champion Group
Training
Policy
Practice
Promotion
Monitoring and Evaluating

10. Champion Group WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Consists of approx. 9 core pupil members and 3 staff.
Meet weekly as a lunchtime club.
Providing a safe space for pupils.
Over time it has developed into a predominately pupil led group.  
“The group gives me a place where I can be who I want to be. I don’t need to pretend.”

11. Training WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
LGBT Youth Training sessions for staff.
Opportunity to personalise training and focus on certain areas. 
Positive feedback from staff. 
Staff felt more confident in dealing with LGBT issues, particularly addressing homophobic or transphobic bullying within the classroom. 

12. Policy WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Update of Sexual Health and Relationships Education
Update in school bullying policies
Updating school referral system

13. WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Promotion

14. Evaluation and Monitoring
WHS // LGBT Youth Charter of Rights
Evaluation and Monitoring
Listening to our young people
Listening to staff

15. Wallace High School
Sharon Glass
@WHS_LGBT_

16. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Impact on All Pupils
Any young person can experience homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying.
Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia can put pressure on young people to act aggressively towards people who are perceived to be LGBT.
Unchallenged pejorative language sets up young people to fail in future study and employment. .

17. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Impact on All Pupils
Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia can make it difficult for young people to be close friends with someone who is the same sex or who identifies as LGBT.
Young people are already hearing about LGBT issues. It is important that young people have access to accurate information and that prejudiced attitudes, behaviour or language is challenged.

18. Legislative Landscape
GIRFEC: School need to ensure that all children and young people are: Nurtured Achieving Safe Healthy Included Active Respected Responsible Essentially, GIRFEC aims to ensure that all children and young people get the best start in life and are ready to succeed as they transition into adulthood.

19. Legislative Landscape
Curriculum for Excellence: Duty of all schools
“Children and young people should feel happy, safe, respected and included in the school environment and all staff should be proactive in promoting positive behaviour in the classroom, playground and the wider school community.”
“acknowledge diversity and understand that it is everyone's responsibility to challenge discrimination.”
Avoiding discrimination and promoting equality in the school environment underpins the Four Capacities.

20. Legislative Landscape
Equality Act (2010)
generally, there are three duties schools need to be mindful of:
Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act;
Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it
Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it

21. Legislative Landscape
How Good is Our School 4
Quality Indicator 3.1: Ensuring Wellbeing, Equality and Inclusion
“A clear focus on ensuring wellbeing entitlements and protected characteristics supports all learners to maximise their successes and achievements.”
suggest schools:
create an ‘equalities working group’ to self-evaluate any and all equalities related issues, including key issues impacting LGBT young people.

22. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Classrooms and lessons
Dealing with Homophobia and Homophobic Bullying in Scottish Schools: Toolkit for Teachers
Developed around A Curriculum for Excellence
Complimented by downloadable
lesson plans for positively raising
sexual orientation, gender identity
and challenging homophobia.
Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools
Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

23. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Visually:
Creating an inclusive learning environment:
Visually:

24. www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Classrooms and lessons
Dealing with Homophobia and Homophobic Bullying in Scottish Schools: Toolkit for Teachers
Developed around A Curriculum for Excellence
Complimented by downloadable
lesson plans for positively raising
sexual orientation, gender identity
and challenging homophobia.
Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools
Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

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There’s loads!

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In secondary schools, rather than books, you may prefer to use films like:
Pride Tom Boy Laramie
Project

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Or short films like:
SHH! Ryland’s Stand up
Story

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Next steps:

29. graeme.ross@lgbtyouth.org.uk @graememross