New training manual - Stonewall

1 GettingstartedA toolkit for preventing and tacklinghomophobic, biphobic and transphobicbullying in secondary schoolsWritten by Francesca HallDesigned by Lucy WardStonewall Stonewall is a registered charity, number 1101255We are hugely grateful toGendered Intelligencefor theirsupport in making this resourcetrans-inclusiveA toolkit for preventing and tacklinghomophobic, biphobic and transphobicbullying in secondary schools1In 2005, two years on from the repeal of Section 28, Stonewall launched the Education for All campaignto tackle homophobic and biphobic bullying inschools. In the past ten years we have come a longway; now we work with over 12,000 schools acrossEngland.

2 Although we are incredibly pleased withthe progress made, we know that young lesbian,gay, bisexual and trans students still face bullyingat school. We also know that we are only reachinghalf of the 25,000 schools in England with ourtraining, resources and support. We want everyschool to be free from homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying and to ensure that all youngpeople, regardless of their sexual orientation orgender identity, can flourish. This toolkit will enable every school to take the first steps to tackle homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying. It gives school staff, who maybe completely new to this work, much needed toolswe know will help.

3 This will support us all to makesure that no young person has to live in fear, butinstead will be fully accepted without exception. The Education for All campaign was established in2005 to tackle homophobic and biphobic bullying inschools. Now in 2015, I am incredibly proud thatStonewall has extended its remit to campaign forequality for trans people. This resource is one of thefirst we have produced for schools that providesguidance on tackling transphobic bullying. We arevery grateful to Gendered Intelligence who havehelped us ensure that this resource is inclusive oftrans young people. Ruth HuntChief Executive, StonewallHow to use this toolkit2 Glossary3 Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools5 Examples of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and language6 Getting started five steps7 Set the groundrules8 Template: Anti-bullying policy9 Related policies 14 Template: Student-friendly anti-bullying policy15 Communicate theschool s approachto parents andcarers18 Template.

4 Letter toparents and carersabout the anti-bullying policy19 STEPSTEP2 This toolkit provides a framework and a set of practicaltools to help you start tackling homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying in your secondary school. Based onfive key steps, the toolkit will enable you to embed workto tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyingacross your school s policies and procedures. Each stepincludes a set of tools, templates and checklists to helpto do this. The toolkit will also enable you to measure the impact ofwider anti-bullying initiatives in your school. You can usethe tools to track your school s progress over time,highlight problem areas and develop a tailored approachto tackling homophobic, biphobic and know that work to tackle homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying is most effective when it sitsalongside wider school work to build understanding andawareness around lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans(LGBT) issues.

5 The Moving furthersection of this toolkitprovides a set of simple, practical steps that your schoolcan take to embed work on LGBT issues across thecurriculum and celebrate diversity across the wholeschool recommend that you review the templates andchecklists to include specific information that applies toyour school and to reflect best practice in other areas ofanti-bullying work. The toolkit also includes lists ofadditional teaching resources, guidance and training thatwill help ensure your work to tackle homophobic,biphobic and transphobic bullying is further next steps31 Develop school scripts32 Celebrate diversity and LGBT people in school33 Include LGBT people and issues across the curriculum34 Further support and guidance35 Resources37 Get in touch with Stonewall39 Keep track ofincidents 21 Template: Bullyingand prejudice-based incidentreporting form22 Find outwhat s going on in school24 Templates.

6 Homophobic,biphobic andtransphobicbullying surveys for students25 for staff27 for parents and carers 28 Supporting LGBT young people29A checklist forensuring schoolservices coverLGBT issues29 Information andresources on LGBT issues30 STEPSTEPSTEPS exual orientationa person s emotional,romantic and/or sexualattraction to anotherpersonGender identitya person s internal senseof their own gender,whether male, female, orsomething else (see non-binary below)Sexassigned to a person onthe basis of primary sexcharacteristics (genitalia)and reproductivefunctions. Sometimes theterms sex and gender are interchanged to mean male or female Lesbianrefers to a woman whohas an emotional,romantic and/or sexualorientation towardswomenGayrefers to a man who hasan emotional, romanticand/or sexual orientationtowards men.

7 Also ageneric term for lesbianand gay sexuality somewomen define themselvesas gay rather than lesbianHomosexualthis might be considered amore medical term usedto describe someone whohas an emotional romanticand/or sexual orientationtowards someone of thesame gender. The term gay is now moregenerally usedBisexualrefers to a person whohas an emotional,romantic and/or sexualorientation towards morethan one gender Transan umbrella term todescribe people whosegender is not the same as,or does not sitcomfortably with, the sexthey were assigned atbirth. Trans people maydescribe themselves usingone or more of a widevariety of terms, including(but not limited to)

8 Transgender, cross dresser,non-binary, gender queerLGBTthe acronym for lesbian,gay, bisexual and transQuestioningthe process of exploringyour own sexualorientation and/or genderidentityQueerin the past a derogatoryterm for LGBT term has now beenreclaimed by LGBT youngpeople in particular whodon t identify withtraditional categoriesaround gender identityand sexual orientation ,but is still viewed to bederogatory by someA cisgender personsomeone whose genderidentity is the same as thesex they were assigned atbirth. Non-trans is alsoused by some peopleNon-binaryan umbrella term for aperson who does notidentify as male or femaleGender variantsomeone who does notconform to the genderroles and behavioursassigned to them at is usually used inrelation to children oryoung peopleIntersexa term used to describe aperson who may have thebiological attributes ofboth sexes or whosebiological attributes donot fit with societalassumptions about whatconstitutes male orfemale.

9 Intersex peoplecan identify as male,female or non-binary3 This list will help to understand some ofthe more common terms you might comeacross when tackling homophobic,biphobic and transphobic bullying andoffering support to lesbian, gay, bisexualand trans (LGBT) young are a wide range of terms thatpeople may use to describe their sexualorientation or gender identity. The best way to get this right is to give people theopportunity to say how they would describethemselves, rather than making your ownassumptions. For more information, seeStonewall s guidance for teachers onsupporting LGBT young mana term used to describesomeone who is assignedfemale at birth butidentifies and lives as aman.

10 This may beshortened to trans man, orFTM, an abbreviation forfemale-to-maleTransgender womana term used to describesomeone who is assignedmale at birth but identifiesand lives as a may be shortened totrans woman, or MTF, anabbreviation for male-to-femaleA transsexual personthis was used in the pastas a more medical term(similarly to homosexual)to refer to someone whotransitioned to live in the opposite gender to theone assigned at birth. Thisterm is still used by somealthough many peopleprefer the term trans ortransgenderGender dysphoriaused to describe when aperson experiencesdiscomfort or distressbecause there is amismatch between theirsex assigned at birth andtheir gender identity.