Information for educators.
Follow the links below to view our available resources on Gender Development specifically designed for educators. Please contact GIRES directly if the material provided doesn't suit your circumstances, and we will design something specifically for your situation. Note that there is also information suitable for younger children in our family advice section.
The Home Office commissioned GIRES to prepare a toolkit for schools to use in combating transphobic bullying. The material has undergone extensive testing by people involved in education, government agencies, the unions, the police and organisations working in the transgender field. The latest version of the material may be obtained here.
Many schools now have robust procedures in place to deal with bullying. However, the prevalence of sexist, sexual and transphobic bullying may be underestimated. This guidance has been developed to help school staff recognise, report and respond to these forms of bullying.
This document forms part of the ‘Safe to Learn’ suite of anti-bullying guidance for schools. It outlines what school leaders and school staff can do to prevent and respond to sexist, sexual and transphobic bullying. The guidance aims to do two things: firstly, build understanding around what sexist, sexual and transphobic bullying is and how it is relevant to schools, and secondly provide schools with the information they need to prevent and tackle this form of bullying. This includes the development of whole school policy and effective practice.
Gender Development–the inside story
— Material for years 10, 11 and up.
Transgender Equality in Further Education
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has placed a free e-learning resource on its website, covering transgender equality in further education.
A study in the United States by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) shows that transgender students face much higher levels of harassment and violence than LGB students. And these high levels of victimization result in these students missing more school, receiving lower grades and feeling isolated and not part of the school community. The report also reveals that many of these students lack the school supports and resources that have been shown to improve school climate for LGBT students. Most of these students, for example, do not have access to a Gay-Straight Alliance in school and most reported not having a school or district anti-bullying or anti-harassment policy that specifically includes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. The full report is available here.
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