Equality Alliance
LGBT+ at Hazlehead Academy
Hazlehead Academy believes that it is essential to create a welcoming and inclusive school ethos and environment for LGBT+ pupils, staff and families.
As part of this we are taking part in the LGBT Youth Scotland LGBT Schools Charter programme (Click here for further information) which has been developed to support schools to undertake training and review policies, practice and resources to make sure that we’re not only meeting legislative needs but are as inclusive as we can be. We aim to achieve Silver Chartership by the end of 2021.
Our Equality Alliance Group meets every Monday lunchtime in the library – everyone welcome.
We are proud to adopt the LGBT Charter.
See our December Newsletter below
Equality Alliance Newsletter December 2021.pdfOur LGBT+ Champions
Joseph Roach Miss Kealey
Rosie Thom Mr Kenny
Kirsty Fowler Miss Bradford
Miss Murchison Mrs Hollick
Mr Newton Mr Matheson
Ms Davidson Miss Robinson
Mr Port Miss McQueen
Mrs Scott
Equality Alliance Activities
Hazlehead Academy runs activities throughout the year which support, promote and celebrate our LGBT community.
February was LGBT History Month which was celebrated throughout the school with displays, activities and events.
We held a Rainbow cupcake sale, showed film 'Love, Simon' over a week of lunchtimes, displayed our 'LGBT Icons' and all of our LGBT books in the library. Staff and pupils wore a rainbow ribbon or laces of support and we asked everyone in the school to sign our Rainbow Flag.
In November 2019 we held a Coffee Morning for Book Week Scotland. We chose 5 books and decorated areas in the library with that books' theme. We invited local primary schools to attend and groups visited each book 'corner', listened to the story and took part in some activities. Included in our books was 'And Tango Makes Three', a true story about a same-sex relationship between two penguins in Central Park Zoo, and 'Jump' which challenges gender stereotypes. It was a great morning with lots of fun had by all.
LGBT+ Support, Information and Advice
If you need support, information, advice or just someone to talk to, you can speak to staff at school, our LGBT Champions (see above) visit the Alliance group, check out the resources in the Library and have a look at the following links:
https://www.theproudtrust.org/for-young-people/
https://www.mosaicyouth.org.uk/help-advice/
You are NOT alone.
LGBT+ on the Curriculum
Wherever possible we attempt to include LGBT people, issues and rights on our curriculum. Examples include:
English: Poetry by Carol Ann Duffy
ICT: Designed an LGBT Cafe on an Apprentice project
English: Jackie Kay and Jeanette Winterson writing
Social Subjects:
- our LGBT History Month assembly
- a lesson on the March on Washington for S2 civil rights that highlights Bayard Rustin
- S3 Mods lesson on pressure groups (TIE)
- S1 lesson on gender stereotypes.
- Holocaust Memorial lesson which touches on Nazi treatment of homosexuals
MVP: lessons highlight gender stereotyping, homophobic and transphobic abuse and how to tackle these in schools.
Social Subjects: LGBT rights and persecutions when looking at migration (e.g. Russia/Libya/China) where fleeing because sexuality was persecuted was discussed at Higher level.
Social Subjects: Hate Crime based on sexual orientation and gender is discussed.
Science: LGBTQ+ STEM Day.