anti-homophobia initiative nwjs & stonewall school champions
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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
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