*** This is an archive event (the event has already taken place)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Professionals and volunteers who work in the youth and community sector, including those involved in planning or delivery of services.

09.15 Registration and Coffee

09.45 Welcome and Introduction

LGBT Youth Scotland

10.00 LGBT Equality and Youth Work

10.30 Setting up local services - young people's experiences

10.45 Improving services for LGBT young people

11.05 Audience Q&A – coordinated by young people

11.30 Tea and Coffee Break

11.45 PlayRights Forum Theatre

Created and performed by young people

12.30 Lunch

LGBT 101

Nobody’s an expert – come and ask us anything!
A safe space to ask any questions about LGBT issues.

Human Library

Get information from our human library about the following subjects:

Mentoring – LGBT Youth Scotland’s mentoring service
Introduction to LGBT Youth Scotland
LGBT Young People and Schools
LGBT National Youth Council – the national council of LGBT
young people from across Scotland
Policy improvement – LGBT inclusive policy
HMIe – what do you need to do for LGBT inclusion?

Market Place

Resources from LGBT Youth Scotland and local services

Web resources

See LGBT Youth Scotland’s website and sign up to the LGBT Charter of Rights - the LGBT Charter of Rights process is a powerful, easy-to-use tool which helps everyone in an organisation focus on the quality of services they provide for LGBT people.

13.30 Workshops - Session 1

All About Transgender Young People
“Transgender stuff was blocked out despite an open-minded upbringing, this could only be overcome in this group” (LGBT Young person)

Supporting LGBT Young People
“I can honestly say I wouldn’t be here without LGBT youth work, it’s a really important thing, sometimes it’s a matter of life and death, literally” (LGBT Young person)

Introduction to the LGBT Charter of Rights
“The LGBT Charter will provide anyone offering a service in their community – such as youth agencies, schools and other educational establishments with a mechanism by which they can meaningfully engage with lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender young people.” (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People)

LGBT National Youth Council –
Model of Youth Participation
“I became a youth rep and wouldn’t have been without youth work and this group, this group showed me that I have confidence, abilities, etc. that I didn’t think I had” (LGBT Youth Council)

Engaging LGBT
“If it wasn’t for youth work, 90% of the young people where I live wouldn’t have a clue about LGBT issues” (LGBT Young person)

14.30 Workshops – Session 2

All About Transgender Young People
“Transgender stuff was blocked out despite an open-minded upbringing, this could only be overcome in this group” (LGBT Young person)

Supporting LGBT Young People
“I can honestly say I wouldn’t be here without LGBT youth work, it’s a really important thing, sometimes it’s a matter of life and death, literally” (LGBT Young person)

LGBT Charter of Rights in Action
“Stevenson College displayed an extensive range of books, leaflets and other resources in the college library, had positive images of LGBT people in the form of posters around the college, arranged awareness talks for all staff and students and set out to devise a buddy system for LGBT students” (Charter Officer)

How to set up an LGBT specific service
“There has to be a sense that one size doesn’t fit all” (LGBT Young Person)

Improving your services for inspection
“Mainstream groups do a lot of issue-based work but not LGBT issues, LGBT stuff is never covered, or just a tiny bit and this often depends on the individual youth worker running the group” (LGBT Youth Council)

15.30 Action Point Feedback

16.00 Close/ Evaluations