Are you sick of hearing ‘That’s So Gay’ and still don’t know what to do about it?

Do you want a simple plan to challenge homophobia in your classroom?

Could your school benefit from PD described as “the best I’ve had in years!”?

Drawing on a decade of experiences Daniel Witthaus, an internationally recognised authority in challenging homophobia, offers Australian teachers a step-by-step guide to safely negotiating the subject in everyday classrooms.

Daniel regularly shares his recipes for electrifying staffrooms, exciting classrooms and liberating educators. Rather than feeling overwhelmed and unable to respond to a “rampant” educational reality, teacher benefit from learning:

• The necessary foundations and context for any school-based, challenging homophobia program
  
• Practical strategies and frameworks for understanding sexual identity, coming out and challenging a variety of homophobic behaviours in young people and adults that can be used immediately in their classrooms and the schoolyard
  
• Exactly what happens (in vivid detail!) in classrooms and staffrooms when sexual diversity is affirmed and homophobia is challenged.

Daniel’s eagerly sought-after presentations and workshops provide many strategies and an approach that makes many teachers’ lives easier and, dare he say, professionally more interesting too. He has worked with countless school communities particularly those in regional and outer metropolitan Australia. This work has included work with co-educational, single sex, religious, public and private schools, as well as universities across three states.

The training is will appeal to educators who:

• Have observed homophobia in their school, yet feel it is one for the ‘too-hard basket
  
• Are sick of hearing ‘That’s So Gay’ and not knowing whether or how to respond
  
• Know they have gay and lesbian students at their school but are not sure of how best to support them
  
• Believe that only non-heterosexual teachers can challenge homophobia
  
• Are concerned about how parents and the broader school community will respond when sexually diversity is discussed in classrooms.

There are three training opportunities:

• Students
  
• Teachers (inc. non-school staff)
  
• School Communities

For Students

P&P Kickstart – An Introduction to Sexual Diversity

• A safe and structured opportunity to talk to their peers
  
• An emotionally safe and often fun way to be challenged
  
• Real examples of gays and lesbians (inc. The Simpsons!)

Suggested time: 60-90 minutes

For Teachers (inc. non-school staff)

P&P Facilitator – How Best To Facilitate Pride & Prejudice In Your School

• Building confidence and competence in everyday classroom activities
  
• How best to engage students, teachers and parents
  
• Preparing your school community for challenging homophobia

Suggested time: One school day (prior learning)
Two school days (recommended)

For School Communities

Step One: P&P Kickstart – An Introduction to Sexual Diversity

• A safe and structured opportunity to talk to their peers
  
• An emotionally safe and often fun way to be challenged
  
• Real examples of gays and lesbians (inc. research!)
  
• Strategies for making an immediate difference in their school

Suggested time: 60-90 minutes

Step Two: P&P Change – A Guide To Challenging Homophobia

• Exercises to clarify own attitudes around sexual diversity
  
• Homophobia 101: A guide to challenging different homophobic “types”
  
• How best to support gay and lesbian students

Suggested time: 3-4 hours

Step Three: P&P Advanced – School Cultural Change

• How to effectively engage parents and the school community
  
• Incorporating sexual diversity into your classroom
  
• A compelling 10-step blueprint for a homophobia-proof school

Suggested time: One school day

Step Four: P&P Booster – Sustaining School Cultural Change

• Reflection opportunities as individuals and a group
  
• Incorporating sexual diversity into your classroom
  
• Revisiting the 10-step blueprint for a homophobia-proof school

Suggested time: 60-90 minutes

Click here to read about Daniel Witthaus

Interested?

Please feel free to contact Daniel Witthaus:
(M) 0431 157 957
(E) daniel@prideandprejudice.com.au