Schools OUT Conference 2010

The annual conference and AGM will take place on 6th February at the Drill Hall, London.

To find out more about the exciting things we have in store and to book your place (early bird discount applies until 26th january), please click here.

A Day In Hand Honoured

A Day in Hand, Schools OUT's sister campaign, has been awarded the prestigious Sheila McKechnie Foundation Award for Social Inclusion.

The awards were presented by Jon Snow (Channel 4 news) and Shami Chakrabarti (Liberty) and the winners were invited to 10 Downing Street on October 7th, to meet the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. A video of the award ceremony is available on the Sheila McKechnie Foundation website here.

Ed Balls: We've got much more to do - discrimination and prejudice are still prevalent in the playground

To mark Pride London, Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has written an article on LabourList.org highlighting the work done so far and what still needs to be done to fight prejudice in schools.

You can read the article and join in the debate it raised (in the comments) here.

SCHOOLS OUT: OUR AIMS

• To provide both a formal and informal support network for all people who want to raise the issue of homophobia, transphobia and heterosexism in education.
• To campaign on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans issues as they affect education and those in education.
• To research, debate and stimulate curriculum development on LGBT issues.

Schools OUT Blog
Schools OUT now has a Web Blog available by clicking the Blog Button on the left Navigation Bar. This is a great addition to the site which gives users a Forum to discuss their experiences or to find out what is happening in their areas. The Blog has three
separate areas, an Online area where users of the website can interact; a Subscribers area where current subscribers of Schools OUT can interact; and a third area for the Schools OUT Committtee. Click on the Blog Button on the Navigation bar and follow the instructions on the Welcome Message.

Would you like to become a Schools OUT volunteer?
If you are coming to our Conference, or if you are a member of Schools OUT, and you would like to know more about helping and supporting our organisation as a volunteer, click here