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Department of Education & Skills Anti‐Bullying Forum
- Dr. Carol‐Anne O’ Brien – BeLonG To
Sandra Irwin‐Gowran ‐ GLEN
Department of Education & Skills Anti Bullying Forum Dr. Carol - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Department of Education & Skills Anti Bullying Forum Dr. Carol - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Department of Education & Skills Anti Bullying Forum Dr. Carol Anne O Brien BeLonG To Sandra Irwin Gowran GLEN 17 th May International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia Why focus on Homophobic Bullying? Suicide and
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Why focus on Homophobic Bullying?
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Suicide and Self‐Harm
27% LGBT people self‐ harmed. 50% LGBT < 25 seriously thought of ending their lives. 20% LGBT < 25 attempted suicide ‐ Correlation between Homophobic Bullying and the above.
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Isolation
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Moving from...
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To...
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Effectively Addressing Homophobic Bullying
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Addressing Homophobic Bullying: Department of Education & Skills
Department
- f Education
& Skills
Operating from the principle of equality, LGBT people are mainstreamed in all areas of the Department’s work with schools.
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Addressing Homophobic Bullying: Schools
- Whole‐school
approaches addressing homophobic bullying, safety, support and affirmation of LGBT young people.
- Proactive involvement
- f stakeholders and all
the education partners.
Schools
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Addressing Homophobic Bullying: Teacher Education
- Understanding of
homophobic bullying and impacts
- Build capacity to
address homophobic bullying and affirmation of LGBT students
- ITE and CPD
Teacher Education
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Addressing Homophobic Bullying: Monitoring & Evaluation
Internal and external evaluations ask questions about:
- Homophobic
bullying
- Support of LGBT
young people
Monitoring & Evaluation
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Important Advances
- DES funded research
- BeLonG To’s campaigns
› Stop Homophobic Bullying Campaign › Stand Up!
- Department /Education Partner/GLEN
Guidelines
› Principals and School Leaders › Guidance Counsellors › Teachers › BOM (in progress)
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Important Advances
- Political Leadership
› Presidents of Ireland ‘there is still an undercurrent of bias and hostility which young gay
people must find deeply hurtful and inhibiting’ (President McAleese, 2007). The ‘appalling destructive reality of homophobic bullying’ (President Higgins, 2012).
› Minister Ruairi Quinn ‘Bullying of all forms, and targeted bullying of young LGBT people in
particular, should receive no welcome in our schools and society’ (May 2011). Recently established WG, the first task of which is to address homophobic bullying ‐ ‘draft a roadmap towards the elimination of homophobic bullying from our schools’.
› UN Sectretary General, Ban Ki‐moon – homophobic bullying is ‘a moral outrage, a
grave violation of human rights’ (December 2011).
› Programme for Government commits to ‘encourage schools to develop anti‐bullying
policies and in particular, strategies to combat homophobic bullying to support students’
› UNESCO ‐ UN Global Manual of Good Policy and Practice for Tackling Homophobic Bullying in
Education
- SPHE Support Service – training and resources
- Stand Up!
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Thank You!
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