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Facilitating Dialogue on Faith and Sexuality in Further Education: Resource Pack 

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Facilitating Dialogue on Faith and Sexuality in Further Education: Resource Pack 

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Produced by the NUS EDI 3 project in 2011/12,  this pack is still relevant and practically useful in  tackling tensions, (real and perceived) between LGBT and religion and belief equalities.

At the heart of the project was the belief that mutually respectful relationships between learners from different backgrounds are more likely to be developed when learners can express and explore their personal experiences, rather than rehearse fixed opposing principles.
Contents:

What is a dialogue approach?

Practical activities

Case studies

Overview of research on faith and sexuality by other organisations

Organisations that support individuals who have a faith and are LGBT

Films exploring issues of faith and sexuality

Download

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http://bit.ly/1rt0z7Z

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About the Festival of Identities 10/11 May 2016 | Equalities Toolkit

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Research into Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in Adult Learning 

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Research into Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in Adult Learning 

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SFA commissioned research in  2011, which led to the SFA making  LGBT equality a priority theme in equalities grant-funding in future years.

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Although everyone who accesses the internet may benefit from E-safety information,  Huntingdonshire Regional College recognised that the World Wide Web may falsely feel like a safe place for the LGBT community. So, as part of their EDIF project they produced this great learner-led LGBT e-safety site.

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The Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 

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The Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 

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One of the FACES sector national equalities networks, the Forum brings  organisations together to co-ordinate work to advance sexual orientation and gender identity equality, and it supports learning providers by providing high quality information, advice and guidance on LGBTQI+ equality.

Resources include:

12 Steps Guidance to Advancing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality

Voices Visibility LGBT history wall-chart

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An EDI 2 (2010/11) and  EDI 4 (2012/13) project. This is a great free one-hour evidence-based e-learning tool to advance LGBT equality for all

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ナークスKでつるんと除毛体験！口コミと私の効果的な使い方♪

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Seeing equality and diversity as functional skills for the future

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Seeing equality and diversity as functional skills for the future

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Just as they need functional English and maths, learners must now leave college with a sound understanding of Equality and Diversity in order to function successfully at work and as citizens in a diverse society.

In 2013/2014, Fircroft College's EDIF project tested out three strategies (long course – classroom discreet, short course – classroom embedded, very short course – residential) with a particular focus on the LGB and T equalities strands to see which approach was most effective in ensuring the curriculum at college equips learners with these skills.

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Fircroft College dissemination - homepage | Equalities Toolkit

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All the materials and resources that we have produced as part of the Fircroft College project have been financed by the Skills Funding Agency Equality and Diveristy Innovation Fund 2013/14. Copyright in these materials is vested in the Crown but it is made freely available through an Open Government Licence.

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Listen carefully to the words in this moving song. written and performed by a student at Havering College. More...
Margo Lindsay's blog
Lorri Garnell's blog

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A beautiful animation from the powerful Morley College EDIF project embedding LGBT in ESOL curriculum: Educate out Prejudice.

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Morley College LGBT activism in Kyrgyzstan

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Small but solid steps, LGBT activism in Kyrgyzstan, a students story.

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SOGI Forum recommends from the pop-up equalities tour (2014)

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SOGI Forum recommends from the pop-up equalities tour (2014)

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The livestream recording of Charlotte, Robbie and Seth's presentation of this important new research report at the festival of Identities on 10/11 May 2016
Download a copy of the report at: http://bit.ly/Pride_Prejudice_Ed
Click the image below to watch the presentation from the Festival of Identities on 10 May 2016 (NB begins circa 2 mins into the recording).

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identities by Leon Cych on Livestream - Livestream.com

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This national SFA/ECU Good Practice Fund (GPF) project (2014/15) developed 10 e-learning modules exploring ways of supporting students with intersectional identities, including:
Race, religion and LGBT | LGBT and mental health

These modules are available to everyone via the WEA's VLE (WEAVE).

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WEA Intersectionality Project - ECU GPF | Equalities Toolkit

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online learning modules that explore ways of supporting students with intersectional identities. Each module was developed through a co-production process whereby WEA staff and tutors worked with a group of WEA students / adult learners to better understand barriers to participation in learning and inclusive ways of working.

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Out in Sport report of the 2012 NUS LGBT campaign

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Out in Sport report of the 2012 NUS LGBT campaign

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Findings?
Only a third (34.6%) of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) students at college or university participate in organised team sport. One in seven (14.3%) said that homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia put them off participating. Many LGBT students (37.8%) who do take part in sport are not open about their sexuality with teammates or coaches.
Recommendations?

tackle prejudice and discrimination in schools

LGBT-friendly sports  groups that do not tolerate abuse

Student unions to provide a strong lead

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Back to news

A report published by NUS has found that almost half of those at college and university who do not participate in any sport (46.8%) find the culture of sport to be alienating and 41.9% said they had a negative experience at school which has meant that they don't want to get involved.

Only a third (34.6%) of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) students at college or university participate in organised team sport and one in seven (14.3%) said that homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia had put them off participating in sport, while many LGBT students (37.8%) who do take part in sport are not open about their sexuality with teammates or coaches.

The most popular suggestion for improving inclusion of LGBT students in sport among those surveyed was to tackle the wider issue of homophobia/biphobia/transphobia in schools (48.3%).

NUS' Out in Sport report also recommends that sports teams publicly demonstrate their inclusiveness, and make clear they will not tolerate abuse.

The report calls on students' unions to take a lead in ensuring that sports facilities, teams and staff are LGBT-friendly and that schools teach LGBT inclusiveness in sports.
Sky Yarlett, NUS LGBT Officer (Open Place) said:
"Whilst many LGBT students find sports teams to be welcoming it is clear that many are put off by a fear of homophobia or negative past experiences which have created barriers to their involvement."

"We have seen a welcome increase in the awareness of diversity in sport in recent years but too many LGBT students still feel that it is a world closed off to them."
Finn McGoldrick, NUS LGBT Officer (Women's Place) said:
"Institutions or students unions' organising sport should follow the example of those who have adopted a zero tolerance to homophobia policy as well as publicise their LGBT-friendliness in combination with guidance, training and facilities for those delivering sport to create cultures and structures of inclusion."

"Sport can be inclusive, we hope the adoption of our recommendations will result in an important cultural shift in sport."

Adding his support, Gareth Thomas, former Wales rugby union captain, said:

"NUS' Out in Sport project is truly ground breaking and I am delighted to support it. Attitudes have changed and the time is right for sport to start accepting openly gay people in the same way other areas of society have in recent years."

Steven Davies, Surrey and England cricketer said:

"Out in Sport sends a positive message to other LGBT people - that they can do it too. The report also identifies room for improvement and positive practices that can make a very real difference to participation."

"Most LGBT students participate in individual sport or fitness activity through their students' union or university, and as the report shows, most have a positive experience."

"But too many who don't participate in sport find the culture around sport alienating or unwelcoming, and many had negative experiences at school or experienced discrimination which put them off participating.
Download the Out in Sport report here.

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Back to news A report published by NUS has found that almost half of those at college and university who do not participate in any sport (46.8%) find the culture of sport to be alienating and 41.9% said they had a negative experience at school which has meant that they don't want to get involved.

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Learners with learning difficulties, particularly those on the autistic spectrum, can have difficulties with understanding relationships within an inclusive learning environment.

National Star and Gloucestershire colleges SFA/ECU GPF project (2014/15) created activities and resources to:

enable greater understanding of sexual orientation

a greater ability to recognise diversity in their communities

make informed choices about their own sexuality

Resources were used in formally observed classes to assess impact on learners' understanding of the subject.

Access the resources via Ark Hive and find out what they would do differently now.

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Sexual orienteering - ECU/SFA GPF | Equalities Toolkit