Gendered Intelligence is an organisation working with young people, delivering creative workshops and arts programmes in schools, colleges and other settings to generate discussion and debate around gender and the ways in which it presents challenges in our everyday lives. 

This play and workshop is aimed at Year 10 – 13 students and designed to fit into the PSHE national curriculum as it looks at personal issues such as identity and relationships.  The play and the workshop aim to:

·         Demonstrate respect for differences between people with regard to gender identity and sexual orientation.

·         Recognise difference and diversity (for example in culture, lifestyles, gender identity, sexuality or relationships), and demonstrate understanding and empathy towards others who live their lives in different ways. They can assertively challenge prejudice and discrimination (for example that related to gender, race, disability, etc).

·         Ensure pupils can discuss relationships, feelings and emotions. 

Gendered Intelligence understands the barriers and problems that schools face when trying to tackle homophobia and transphobia.  We know it takes time for teachers and pupils to feel confident enough to confront LGBTQ issues.  Brief Encounters offers a space to encourage discussion about gender and sexual orientation in a safe and controlled environment.  

The play will be available from Monday 29^th June until Friday 9^th July 2009.  We are provisionally offering 10 free places to interested schools.  These places however are dependent on funding and the cost of the entire package is £300 to schools who do not gain a free place.

For more information or to book the play and workshop, please contact Jay Stewart on

Jay.Stewart@genderedintelligence.co.uk  or call 07841 291 277.

Jay Stewart

In addition, we are working in collaboration with Central School of Speech and Drama allowing us to offer pupils further information regarding possible future careers in the arts.