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Pride In Education 2: Back To School – 3rd October 2020

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The Pride in Education 2 online conference is coming very soon. This time focusing, as requested, on practical resources for educators in LGBT+ issues:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/pride-in-education-back…

Book now to avoid disappointment. Saturday 3rd October, 9.45am -1.30pm

Panelists and presenters based in the UK the USA, Spain, South Africa, Ireland and Norway.

9.30 Welcome Professor Sue Sanders , Schools OUT UK

9.45. Setting up an LGBT+ staff Network , Laila El-Metoui , Proud London Councils Chair and Stonewall Lesbian Role Model of the year 2020

10am Early Years and Primary Education chaired by Lukasz Konieczka, Director of Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons Trust

  • The Educator’s Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion , Kryss Shane faculty member at Columbia University and Brandman University
  • Being your authentic self, Maria Goldsmith Counselling and mediation
  • Educate and Celebrate Dr Elly Barnes MBE
  • Pop’n’Olly – Inclusive LGBT+ published resources
  • Empowering Diversity John Yates-Harold

11am Wellbeing and Secondary Education in the UK chaired by Saski

  • The Classroom LGBT inclusive teaching resources for the British Curriculum history, english, mathematics, Amy Fielder , The Proud Trust
  • Be the best you can be, mindfulness techniques Alison Laycock
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing COVID and Beyond – David Equality Hull-Watter
  • The ‘Rainbow Club’, LGBTQ+ with Allies programme for students in secondary schools Allison Zionts
  • Usualising LGBT+ content in UK secondary schools Gemma Hale , Oasis Academy Oldham

Proud with Pride

Performance from Andreena Leeanne , Poetry LGBT

12pm – International perspectives Further Education, Higher Education and Teacher training – Chaired by Laila El-Metoui Stonewall Lesbian Role Model of the Year , Training and Education Consultant

  • The potential of indigenous storytelling in Nigerian queer rights advocacy: Report from the fields, Nnanna Ikpo
  • Queer Readings as a tool to make resources more inclusive , Esteban López Medina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Embedding LGBTQIA identities via resources in university teacher education programmes David Valente, Nord University Norway
  • A framework toward inclusive practices in EFL (English Language Practice) , Angelos Bollas, Dublin City University
  • The concept of Usualising , Professor Sue Sanders , Schools OUT UK

12.45pm Workshop and Virtual Stalls from diverse LGBT+ organisations

  • Mermaids – trans inclusion
  • CliniQ
  • Teaching resources – Schools OUT UK and the Proud Trust
  • Stress Management – Maria Goldsmith
  • Published resources Pop’n’Olly and the Pop Up Projects
  • Teacher training Empowering Diversity
  • Mindfulness workshop
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing

2pm – End