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Schools Out at 40 – National Conference Manchester 10 May 2014

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You are invited to The Schools OUT UK National Conference, taking place on 10th May 2014 at the University of Manchester from 9.30am to 5pm. This year, we want to hear from all educators, past and present, to share practice and improve experiences for future generations.
The day will bring together those who work in education (from primary schools, libraries, colleges, youth work to Higher Education) in order to make all educational settings safer, more inclusive, and more celebratory of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) diversity for both students and staff.
Guest speakers include Peter Tatchell, Elly Barnes and Lena Milosevic, and workshops will include: supporting LGBT students and staff, how to challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in the classroom, and LGBT history. The day will be facilitated by teachers, youth workers and young people. We hope to celebrate and learn from 40 years of working towards equality, safety and visibility in education for all LGBT people.
Have you got a story about LGBT activism in education? We would like to hear it and record it on the day for our “How We Got Here” project. There is also an opportunity on 11th May to be interviewed for the project at the Joyce Layland LGBT Centre.
The Conference is sponsored by ATL teaching Union, Manchester University’s Education Department.
Tickets can be purchased from: www.bit.ly/roh2014