Promoting Trans-Equality - the 7th Equality Strand
A series of five one-day interactive workshops on promoting trans-equality in FE
LSIS working in partnership with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in post-school education and with support from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have designed a series of trans-equality development workshops. These interactive workshops are designed to inform, develop and build individual and organisational learning and to give you the skills to effectively promote and mainstream trans-equality
Overview
The workshops have been designed and will be delivered by colleagues and learners from the trans community in FE, with input from the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) and Laura Miles from the UCU.
Practical, interactive and engaging, these workshops use the ‘lived experience’, presentations from colleagues and learners from the trans community, case studies and small group discussions to develop your understanding, build knowledge and the skills needed to meaningfully promote trans equality in your organisations.
The 7th Strand familiarises participants with the law and uses existing guidance such as the ‘Guidance on trans equality in post-school education’, and ‘Leading Trans-Equality: A toolkit for colleges’ (Whittle and Turner – to help participants identify how the gender equality duty should be used in the context of trans equality.
Participants will be supported in identifying:
- practical steps they and their organisations need to take to achieve trans equality
- opportunity to share effective practices from FE and from other sectors.
Benefits
You will:
- have a greater understanding of the law and of the 7th equality strand
- hear from trans staff and learners, as they share their perspectives and bring their lived experiences to the discussions
- have access to real life and good practice examples>
- explore how to develop a trans-positive/friendly environment and ethos
- learn approaches to embedding trans equality into the organisation
- be supported to develop an action plan.
Who should attend?
- HR staff
- Equality and diversity staff/practitioners
- Student services staff
- Staff, student and trade union officers
- Curriculum, teaching staff
- Principals, vice principals, directors and department heads
- Governors.
The event will be supported by a dedicated area on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The workshops will also inform the development of a Trans Equality Online Training Resource.
Seminar dates and location
Dates for 2010
| 22 January | Birmingham |
| 11 February | Bristol |
| 25 February | London |
| 4 March | Manchester |
| 25 March | Newcastle |
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| Time: | 10.00- 16.00 |
| Fee: | £50 |
Please note, for non-attendance a fee of £85 (the full subsidised fee) will be charged to the delegate's organisation.