Anti-Homophobia Initiative NWJS & Stonewall School Champions

Anti-Homophobia Initiative

NWJS & Stonewall School Champions

Why?•Children, family members, friends

and staff who identify as LGBT•Homophobic comments = bullying •Consequences•OfSTED

Where are we now?

•Started log - any comment or incident recorded (Few incidents so far. Log ALL!)

•Surveyed staff•Two training sessions - third today•Can you recognise when someone

is being homophobic?

Plan•Create a policy• Learning Detectives (Equality Team) assess

situation•Survey children•Definitions PowerPoint for children. Why?• Lesson - ‘Different Families Same Love’•What to say when you hear homophobic

language. Role play•Diversity Week •Activities into PHSE curriculum• Language Code

Survey for Children•http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8SCP3QX

Definitions

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Gender

Being male or female

HeterosexualityIs the name given to the attraction

between people of the opposite gender

A woman and a manA man and a woman

HomosexualityIs the name given to the attraction between people of the same gender

A man and a manA woman and a woman

BisexualityIs the name given to the attraction

between people of the both the same gender and the opposite gender

A woman and a man or a womanA man and a woman or a man

Homophobia

Is the fear or dislike of someone because

they are gay or lesbian

Heterosexism

Describes the presumption that everyone

is heterosexual.

Different Families Same Love

Lesson Plan

What to say!Child - “You missed the goal. You’re so gay!”Adult - (1. Echo) “So I just heard you say ‘You missed the goal. You’re so gay!’ Can you tell me why you said that?”(2. Explain) “Gay is an okay word - don’t use it negatively.”(3. Define it) “Gay means when people of the same gender are in a relationship. Two men together or two women together. There is nothing wrong with that.”(4. Give alternative) “If you don’t think something is good, just say ‘That’s bad.’ Don’t say ‘It’s gay.’ Being gay is okay - it’s not bad.”

What to say!Child - (To another child whose father is not gay) “Your dad is gay!”Adult - (1. Echo) “So I just heard you say - ‘Your dad is gay!’ Can you tell me why you said that?””(2. Explain) “Gay is an okay word - don’t use it negatively.”(3. Define it) “Gay means when people of the same gender are in a relationship. Two men together or two women together. There is nothing wrong with that.”(4. Give alternative) “If you really have to make a comment about something, just say ‘That’s bad.’ Don’t say ‘It’s gay.’ Being gay is okay - it’s not bad. You really shouldn’t be making comments about other people’s parents anyway.”

What to say!Child - “Don’t sit next to me - you’re gay!”Adult - (1. Echo) “So I just heard you say ‘Don’t sit there - you’re gay!’ Can you tell me why you said that?”(2. Explain) “You should not use being gay as a reason against someone. You also shouldn’t judge people. It doesn’t matter if X is gay or heterosexual – it’s non of your concern”(3. Define it) “Gay means when people of the same gender are in a relationship. Two men together or two women together. There is nothing wrong with that.” (4. Give alternative) “If you were using the word ‘gay’ to mean ‘bad’ that’s unacceptable. Being gay is okay - it’s not bad.”

Possible Issues•Taking Golden Time away for incidents once

the work has been established•Parents - information in the newsletter?•Stonewall ‘That’s so gay’ media campaign•Using ‘gay’ correctly is okay•Keeping up with the log•Diversity Week•Revisit the survey

What’s next?

•Learning Detectives in playground during week beginning 28th January

•PHSE lesson with survey during week beginning 4th February. Must be completed by half term