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Taking the initiative

Taking the initiative. Sarah Rose Education Champions Coordinator. The approach in Camden Gill Morris School Improvement Manager Health and Well Being Camden SIS Gerry Robinson Director of Learning for Humanities and PSHEE South Camden Community School Lou Hart

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Taking the initiative

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  1. Taking the initiative Sarah Rose Education Champions Coordinator

  2. The approach in Camden Gill Morris School Improvement Manager Health and Well Being Camden SIS Gerry Robinson Director of Learning for Humanities and PSHEE South Camden Community School Lou Hart Director Camden LGBT Forum

  3. Key features • Range of guidance to schools • Involving a range of partners • Regular monitoring • Responding to school needs • Sharing strategies and ideas

  4. Example policies LGBT Checklist Information and Support pack Range of guidance to schools

  5. Involving a range of partners • Preventing homophobic bullying group • Camden LGBT Forum • Youth Group • Schools • Victim Support

  6. Involving a range of partners • Camden LGBT Forum and • Treading on Egg Shells • Lou Hart • Director Camden LGBT Forum

  7. Regular monitoring • Action plan • Surveys • Policy review

  8. Responding to school’s needs • Training • Primary support programme • Suggested lessons for primary and secondary

  9. Sharing strategies and ideas • Curriculum materials • School Council debates • Annual seminars

  10. CHALLENGING HOMOPHOBIA AND CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AT SCCS

  11. South Camden Community School • Located in Somerstown, Kings Cross – high levels of socio-economic deprivation. Majority of students entitled to Free School Meals • 800+ students, comprehensive secondary school • 94% of students speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). Over 50 different languages are spoken by students • 1 in 4 students are refugees • 95% of students are Muslim

  12. Why? • In 2008 the use of the word ‘gay’ as a derogatory term was increasing • Students interviewed in PSHEE & Citizenship expressed homophobic views • A number of LGBT staff had joined the school and felt it was important to lead a piece of work on challenging homophobia and celebrating diversity

  13. The Beginnings • Whole school assembly on challenging homophobia • Group of students worked with a facilitator to look at the issue and develop an action plan

  14. The Respect Agenda • Interested staff asked to join working party • Suggestions made for celebrating diversity and challenging homophobia • Improved use of inclusive resources/curriculum • Student led INSET for staff (scripts devised and provided) • School Values • Whole school and tutor time • assemblies

  15. Respect Week • A whole school focus week dedicated to challenging prejudice and discrimination

  16. LGBT History Month • Focus in daily tutor time activities • Displays and posters around school • Curriculum focus on LGBT History • Whole school assemblies • Peer mediator training • Book stand in library

  17. This Year • Joined the Stonewall School Champions Project • Article in Headteacher’s newsletter • Received support from Stonewall in devising an action plan and evaluating policies • Peer mediator and School Council training with Mark Jennett from Camden LGBT Forum

  18. Camden School Council Debates “This house believes that all schools should join the Stonewall School Champions Programme”

  19. Measuring Success • Less use of the word ‘gay’ as a derogatory slang term • Massive reduction in use of homophobic language and homophobic bullying of staff and students • Students and staff beginning to come out • The work commended in Ofsted inspection

  20. Where next for SCCS? • Raise the profile of the work • Roll out programme of student training • Continue and improve Respect Week and LGBT History Month • Ensure the work is part of the School Improvement Plan • Improve monitoring of homophobic incidents • Extend work to include parents and primary schools

  21. Next steps • Primary support programme • Identify young people’s experience of homophobic bullying • Specific guidance on dealing with homophobic language • Bullying prevention network • Increase involvement of young people in their schools

  22. Using Media to Target Bullying

  23. What’s it like in Lincolnshire?

  24. What’s it like in Lincolnshire? • Very rural county, mainly agricultural land • Produces 20% of all food eaten in the UK • 50 miles of coastline • 2nd Largest County at 6959 sq km • 3 hr drive from North to South

  25. What’s it like in Lincolnshire? • Dispersed population • Lincolnshire has 147 people / sq km • Hertfordshire has 674 people / sq km • Greater London 4979 people / sq km

  26. Background • AB Officer post • AB Steering and Working Groups • Comprehensive Spending Review • NI69 – Children who have experienced bullying • Tell us survey and ECM Perceptions Re-evaluate what we do and how we do it

  27. New initiatives The need to share resources was pivotal as a springboard for innovation and new initiatives • AB Online Census - pilot • Stonewall - shared funding • Young Journalists - pilot • Training Colleagues – e-learning

  28. New initiatives - Census • Needed schools buy in • Some schools were wary • Other media – Newspapers and Radio • Ultimately the census was very well received • Relationship with BBC Radio Lincolnshire • Helped with a couple of other pieces • Signposted to other colleagues • They were keen to get involved with a Stonewall piece

  29. Success breeds success • Helped the reporter • Organised for interview • Stonewall – Specialist • School Head – Cutting edge • AB Officer - Strategy BBC TV News asked to do a similar piece

  30. Working with the Media • Top tips • Be clear what you want to say • Give lots of info / data if possible • Give the reporter what they need to make the story work • Practice a lot before you’re on air especially for live pieces • Be helpful and offer help for further reports!

  31. Anti-Bullying week 2011 The Sincil Sports College http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=105295

  32. Five day programme Y5 & 6 • Day 1 - Introduction • Workshops • Cyberbullying • Homophobic bullying • Physical & Emotional Bullying • Racist bullying Consultation Practical Activities Interviewing techniques Presentations Very positive feedback on pupil engagement

  33. Day 2 Intensive workshop on use of equipment, interviewing technique and editing material resulted in the development of audio clips being developed to be aired on Siren radio

  34. Day 3 Intensive workshop on use of equipment, interviewing technique and editing material resulted in the production of video recordings

  35. Day 4 Intensive workshop with a Graphics specialist reviewing initial ideas produced on Day 1 and developing the ideas using Graphics.

  36. Day 5 Presentation of the outcomes to the Lincolnshire Anti-Bullying working group Very positive feedback from the school

  37. What have we learned?

  38. What have we learned? • Improved networking • Better communication amongst partners • Facilitated greater creativity • Better engagement with children & young people • Improved skills for YJA and wider staff

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