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d r a o b e c i t o N Events Black Teachers' Conference 2015 The Union’s Black Teachers’ Conference is an annual event, this year being held at Stoke Rochford Hall from 13-15 November 2015. It provides an opportunity for Black members to discuss issues of race equality, education and the workplace. You’ll need to apply as soon as possible via your division as places are limited. To find out more and to apply, visit: teachers.org.uk/black-teachers-conference
Trans teachers matter Transgender Day of Remembrance takes place on 20 November this year. Schools should use the day to celebrate diversity in the teaching workforce and pupil population. Supporting transgender pupils and staff means ensuring that attitudes which generate transphobia are eliminated across all areas of school life. “Trans teachers can teach students not to be afraid,” says Jay Stewart of Gendered Intelligence. Download a copy of the groundbreaking NUT leaflet Why Trans Teachers Matter for your workplace noticeboard at: teachers.org.uk/EducationandEqualities/LGBT UK Disability History Month UK Disability History Month takes place between 22 November and 22 December each year – though many events and activities take place outside this time slot. It is supported by the NUT, and celebrates the lives and achievements of disabled people. Schools are encouraged to hold awareness-raising activities about disability during the month of December and the theme for this year is the Portrayal of Disability: Then and Now. More information can be found at: ukdhm.org
The Disabled Teachers’ Conference On 28 November the NUT is convening the Disabled Teachers’ Conference for members with mental and physical health conditions. Details about the programme and application forms can be found at: teachers.org.uk/disabledteachers
NEC 2016 NEC 2016 will be held at Stoke Rochford from 1-3 July 2016. The title and theme of the conference will be decided in the coming weeks.
Resources FGM guidance From 31 October all teachers have a duty under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, as amended, to report cases of FGM on those under 18 to the police. This covers cases which have been directly disclosed to a teacher by the victim and those where a teacher has seen something in the course of their employment which appears to show that FGM may have taken place. This is a personal duty upon the individual professional, not upon schools, although the NUT takes the view that, where there is believed to be a risk of FGM or a suspected case, usual safeguarding procedures should be followed.
Disabling Imagery: a teaching guide to disability and moving image media, by Richard Rieser This book and DVD, first published as a package by Disability Equality in Education, in collaboration with the British Film Institute, is now available through the BFI website: bfi.org.uk Contents include sections on ways of thinking about disability, teaching with moving image media and also activities and student handouts.
For further guidance on your obligations under the new legislation, please visit: teachers.org.uk/taxonomy/term/1913
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