As always the Schools OUT Conference will be held on the first Saturday of February 2012. It is entitled: Educating OUT Prejudice through the LGBT Lens. Featuring the Classroom, The Rainbow Project and presenters and speakers from the other protected characteristics, the Conference will be rich in resources and ideas for practitioners in the classroom and stakeholders in education. Below you can find further details and how to register and book your place.

Schools OUT Annual Conference 2012

Saturday 4th February - 9.30 am - 6.00pm

The Drill Hall

16 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7EX

Drill Hall location

To register call the Drill Hall box office: 020 7307 5060

Fees

Until Jan 26 2012 Student or Unemployed £10, Retired £15 Individual £40 Organisation £50

After Jan 26, 2012 Student or unemployed £15 Retired £20 Individual £50 Organisation £60

EDUCATING OUT PREJUDICE THROUGH THE LGBT LENS

• Celebrating our new website the Classroom
• Gendered Intelligence, Mermaids and GIRES will explore how to challenge the concept of binary gender
• Disability History Month will explore challenging disabilism
• HMI/Ofsted will explore how we can use the curriculum to celebrate diversity
• Workshops will explore the lesson plans on the website and there will be an opportunity to view the Rainbow Project films

...plus the usual chance to network and Schools out AGM vote in the new committee

Agenda

9.30 - 10.00am - Registration and Coffee

10.00 - 10.15 - Welcome and Introduction to The Classroom

10.15 - 11.25 - Presentation on Gender: GIRES, Gendered Intelligence and Mermaids: Challenging the Binary Concept of Gender

11.25 - 11.45 - BREAK

11.45 - 12.15pm - Presentation on Schools Inspection: HMI OFSTED: Janet Palmer

Implementing The Equality Act Public Sector Duty through the curriculum

12.15 - 12.30 - Guest speaker: Sarah from Channel 4's My Transsexual Summer

12.30 - 12.45 - Christine Blower General Secretary NUT

12.45 1.45 - LUNCH

1.45 - 2.15 - Entertainment

2.15 - 3.30 - Workshops

• Classroom 1: Nigel Tart
• Classroom 2: Elly Barnes
• Youth: Em and Amelia
• Rainbow Film Project: Tony

3.30 - 3.45 - BREAK

3.45 - 4.30 - AGM: Committee Reports and Elections

4.30 - 5.15 - Presentation on Disability: Richard Rieser from Disability History Month: World of Inclusion

5.15 - 5.45 - Updates from organisations and floor

5.45 - close

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