The Schools OUT National Conference for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) History Month will take place on February 2nd 2013 at the University of Manchester from 9.30am to 5pm, as part of a wider festival of activities for LGBT History Month. The aim of the Conference is to enable all educators, (from primary to HE), [...]
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Swansea University
Swansea University is set in rolling parkland overlooking the majestic sweep of Swansea Bay. From stunning coastal scenery to tranquil parks, a thriving cultural scene to the best of modern city living, Swansea offers the best of all worlds. Founded in 1920, Swansea is a research led University, with a community that thrives on exploration [...]
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Avon Fire talks to students about safety messages
Avon Fire talks to students about safety messages A staggering two thirds of second, third and fourth year university students recently surveyed said they, or somebody they knew, had experience of a fire or of setting off a smoke alarm while at university. More than half of all house fires start in the kitchen, and [...]
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Help Make School Days, the Best Days of LGBT Young People’s Lives
School days can be hard for any young person, but for LGBT young people, school can be one of the worst times of their lives. They often struggle to find someone to confide in, and a good teacher may be the only person they can turn to. As a teacher, you can really make a [...]
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Fire advice for students
Let’s be honest, there isn’t anything particularly exciting about fire safety. So, as you move into your new student home, there’s probably a million and one more interesting things on your mind – but please just take five minutes to read on because fire really could affect you. The fact is that students are one [...]
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University of Portsmouth welcomes its Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual students.
For any new student getting ready to start university, with freshers’ week just around the corner, now will be an exciting and nervous time with thoughts turning to meeting new people, making new friends, settling into a new environment and perhaps a new city. If you happen to be lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) there might [...]
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55 Percent LGBT Still Experience Bullying
“New research carried out by the University of Cambridge for Stonewall’s School Report 2012 has found that 55 per cent of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in Britain’s secondary schools experience homophobic bullying.” Although much has changed for the better in society for LGBT people, as a gay man myself I’m also very aware of [...]
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Oxford University relax gender dress-code
Oxford University, the second oldest university in the English speaking world has relaxed its gender dress restrictions for formal events. The University has up until now only allowed cis females to wear skirts and cis men to wear ties or bow ties. However, a motion put forward by the LGBTQ soc raised concerns over the [...]
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The University of Cambridge wins the first Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion Employee Engagement
Professor Dame Athene Donald was also shortlisted for her roles as the University’s Gender Equality Champion and Chair of the Gender Equality Group Dr Martin Vinnell, Chair of the University’s Disabled Staff Network and Kevin Coutinho, Equality & Diversity Consultant, attended the inaugural Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) awards ceremony in London last [...]
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OFSTED report highlights homophobic bullying in schools
SchoolsOUT, the organisation that campaigns for schools to be safe places for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual (LGBT) people has welcomed the OFSTED report into bullying in schools, ‘No Place for Bullying’ released on Tuesday. The report reveals a worrying level of bullying amongst both Primary and Secondary students and cites pupils with special educational [...]
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