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Challenging Homophobia Together:

Thursday 5th February 2009, 10-4pm, The University of Edinburgh, The Pleasance, Edinburgh

09.30 Registration and Coffee

Register to win a half day’s free LGBT awareness training

10.00 Welcome and Introduction

Fergus McMillan, LGBT Youth Scotland Interim Chief Executive

10.20 Keynote Speaker

Aileen Campbell MSP, South of Scotland

10.30 LGBT young people’s perspectives

10.50 Teachers’ perspectives

Nicola Masterton, Grangemouth Academy and Stephen Gellaitry, Musselburgh Grammar School

11.05 A parent’s perspective

Liz McIntyre, Dumfries and Galloway

11.15 Tea and Coffee Break

11.30 Café Chat: Dealing with Homophobia and Homophobic Bullying in Scottish Schools, a brand new toolkit resource for teachers

12.30 Lunch

A chance to browse the conference marketplace

13.30 Workshops

Curriculum for Excellence, anti-homophobia and inclusive education
Bill Boyd - Learning and Teaching Scotland
Prejudice based bullying in early years
Brian Donnelly and Lorraine Glass - respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service
Sexual Bullying Prevention Work with Young People
Shona Bruce - Reduce Abuse, Sexual Bullying Project, West Dunbartonshire
LGBT and equalities based youth work in schools
LGBT Youth Scotland
Challenging homophobia in the school setting
LGBT Youth Scotland
Approaches to Sexuality Equality in Primary Schools
No Outsiders Project (Addressing LGBT equality in Primary Schools)
Strategies for supporting LGBT young people at your school
LGBT Youth Scotland

14.45 Forum Theatre Performance

Created and performed by young people

15.30 Challenging Homophobia Together Campaign Launch

LGBT Youth Scotland schools campaign launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and LGBT young people.

16.00 Conference close and drinks reception