LGBTQ+ resources
Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) - Department for Education (link)
Statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams and teachers Relationships education (Primary) · Statutory guidance - Department for Education (link) The focus in primary school should be on teaching the fundamental building blocks and characteristics of positive relationships, with particular reference to friendships, family relationships, and relationships with other children and with adults. Best practice, toolkits and resources - Stonewall (link) Whether you’re just getting started on LGBT inclusion or developing your best practice even further, our resources can help. Tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying feels like a big task, but our practical guides and toolkits break it down into manageable steps. Our best practice guides help you benchmark your work, and our posters and easy-read guides are great to use with students. Getting started toolkit - Stonewall (link) Use this toolkit to kickstart your work in tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. Preventing and tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying might feel like a huge piece of work – but we’ve broken it down into 5 easy steps. Use this toolkit to maximise your impact. From tracking incidents to engaging parents and carers, this guide has everything you need to get you started. Resources for Professionals - Mermaids - (link) Mermaids provides resources and information as a reference point for professionals supporting a gender non-conforming or transgender young person. This information is provided as an introduction, and is not intended as a replacement to comprehensive diversity training, including guidance on how best to support gender-diverse children and young people. Statutory RSE in England: a simple guide + free resources - (link) From September 2020, relationships education will become statutory in all primary schools in England. We're here to guide you through the changes and support you to deliver a high-quality, evidence-based programme to your students Guidance for educators, Relationship and sex education (RSE) - (link) SCHOOL REPORT - Stonewall (link) The experiences of lesbian, gay, bi and trans young people in Britain’s schools in 2017 |
Trans* Inclusion Schools Toolkit - Mermaids UK (link)
This toolkit provides information and guidance to schools and college on how to more effectively support transgender and gender questioning pupils and students and prevent transphobia. Toolkits, Booklets & Guides - Allsorts Youth Project (link) Allsorts Youth Project listens to, supports & connects children & young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Useful resources for schools, colleges and settings working with faith values - Stonewall (link) At Stonewall, we get asked about whether LGBT inclusion is possible in faith and church schools. We work with hundreds of faith and church schools on tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and language. Trans* Inclusion Schools Toolkit - Mermaids UK (link) This toolkit provides information and guidance to schools and college on how to more effectively support transgender and gender questioning pupils and students and prevent transphobia. Toolkits, Booklets & Guides - Allsorts Youth Project (link) Allsorts Youth Project listens to, supports & connects children & young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Useful resources for schools, colleges and settings working with faith values - Stonewall (link) At Stonewall, we get asked about whether LGBT inclusion is possible in faith and church schools. We work with hundreds of faith and church schools on tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and language. Schools OUT UK - Resources - (link) Intersectionality & gender equality TedTalk: The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw (link) Intersectionality: Reflections from the Gender & Development Network - short summary from "Gender & Development Network" to assist in better defining the concept of intersectionality and how to use it (7 pages) (link) Tallawah - pdf framework by "Imkaan" for understanding the nature and the importance of Black and ‘minority ethnic’ (BME) organisations working to address all forms of violence against BME women and girls - (link) |
Gender
Book: How to understand your gender (link) "Like most of my books, this one starts from the idea that cultural pressures around gender are a huge part of the struggles we have in this area. It unpacks how gender is viewed in the world around us, and encourages readers to think about their own genders within this through a series of activities and reflections". E-book: A Guide to Gender & Sexuality Terminology (link) "I just put together an E-Book called “Defining LGBTQ+.” It’s a guide to gender and sexuality terminology, based on my article Comprehensive List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Definitions, which was based on the glossary from my first book (A Guide to Gender), that grew into a collaboration with Meg Bolger (The Safe Zone Project) and thousands of you". Gender & LGBT glossary of terms - (link) Comprehensive glossary - (link) "This list is neither comprehensive nor inviolable, but it’s a work in progress toward those goals. With identity terms, trust the person who is using the term and their definition of it above any dictionary. These definitions are the creation of a cultural commons: emails, online discussions, and in-person chats, with the initial curation being mine, then growing into a collaboration between Meg Bolger and me at TheSafeZoneProject.com". Language & pronouns - Gendered Intelligence (link) What words we use to describe ourselves can play an enormous part in our lives. This can mean words such as gender identity descriptors, names, pronouns and the words we use to describe our bodies. Gender identity resource information - (link) Information about faith and religion - Gender Construction kit (link) |
The Gender Unicorn (available in 9 languages including Spanish and Portuguese) (link)
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