I'm attaching the draft as it stands. Please let me have your feedback asap.

Tasks still to do:

·        Final version of the obituary (ideally very similar word count, but I can be flexible and shunt things round if necessary) - Sue to coordinate

·        Final version of Sue's 'From the Chair' 

·        History Month - main report not written yet, so it's just going to be a few photos. Anyone fancy writing a few sentences to go with it?

·        Photo of Dave (or address of tribunal office so I can download a photo/logo)

·        News in Brief - please can you all spend 10 mins trawling the web for recent education stories? I'll summarise them in a couple of sentences if you send me the URLs.

·        I’ve still got to review the NHS trans booklet then write my editorial in whatever space is left

Sue's kindly agreed to coordinate the printing and posting.

I’m away this weekend, possibly without email. Call me on 07929 271977 if there’s anything urgent. Back Monday eve, but it’ll take me a few days to catch up with email.

See you all next Saturday

Nige

Intercom Trust are delighted to announce they are recruiting for a full time Anti-Bullying Worker in Cornwall...   more »

There will be no pornography on display at the aRTpRIDE exhibition preview this Friday   more »

aRT pRIDE workshops to be delayed till after March on Saturday   more »

Please circulate this flyer around your networks.

Hope to see lots of you there

Nigel

Pride is a Protest. This Saturday   more »

Peer Productions is a revolutionary youth arts training company based in Woking, Surrey. We offer a one year, full time, free volunteer training scheme for young actors aged 16 - 23 years. Please find attached our a digital version of our brochure which you can forward to anyone who you think might be interested. Each year we train a small team as actors and peer educators and provide them with opportunities to lead community arts drama and film projects. These projects then tour to schools, colleges and community groups across Surrey and beyond. In addition we provide all volunteers with support with drama school auditions and university/job applications. We also offer training in the 'business' side of the industry including finance and tax, marketing, fundraising, and CV writing. All volunteers are accredited with a Certificate in Peer Education and Theatre from Peer Productions and have the opportunity to work towards their Arts Award Gold Certificate. We are currently recruiting volunteers for September 08 - July 09. If you, or someone you know is interested then please visit our website www.peerproductions.co.uk to download an application. Please note we will not consider CVs. Our next round of auditions are 23rd June 2008. For more information contact Nina Lemon (Co-Artistic Director) at nina@peerproductions.co.uk Many thanks, Nina   more »

I’m pleased to tell you that the Sex Education Forum has today launched an online survey to find out what young people think should be included in sex and relationships (SRE) education. The survey asks young people which topics were covered in their school SRE - and if they learnt as much as they needed to...   more »

Cool!

http://www.grthm.co.uk/index.html

Oh, and they've even managed to get the DCSF logo on their website. I wonder how much money they gave them...and whether they'll pull the plug in a couple of years!

Nige

“Out at Work” will cover the historical and legal context of issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) union members in the workplace, along with wider social issues. It will look at the role trade unions can play in LGBT issues, and how reps can become involved in campaigning...   more »