HBT Bullying Project - needs assessment for schools

METRO's Anti-Homophobic, Biphobic, Transphobic (HBT) Bullying Programme

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* 1. What is your name and role?

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* 2. Please provide your email address and contact number

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* 3. What is the name of your school?

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* 4. What borough is your school located in?

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* 5. Is your school a primary or secondary school?

Primary

Secondary

Both

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What type of school are you representing?

State funded

Academy

Independent

Pupil referral unit

Private

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What (if any) are the key barriers for your school when proactively raising issues around HBT bullying or topics around LGBT identities?

We don't have the appropriate policies in place to include these identities

Staff lack confidence in raising HBT issues or positively talking about LGBT identities

Staff do not have the resources (including time) to positively explore LGBT identities

Our school does not have the support of parents/guardians/carers when exploring LGBT identities

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What are the main issues that your school has faced when responding to HBT related incidents?

Resistance from staff to address the incidents

Lack of staff confidence in how to deal with the incidents

Lack of support in place for victims

We haven't had any incidents but there is little/nothing in place if there were any

Lack of understanding as to what constitutes an HBT incident

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Has your school done any good practice work in any specific areas of equality?

Disability

Gender

Sexual orientation

Trans/gender identity

Race and ethnicity

Religion and belief

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What are the key things that you feel could be put in place to assist your school in tackling HBT bullying?

Training for staff

Resources for staff to use

Support around developing and implementing policy and procedure

Assistance around creating referral pathways into support for LGBT young people

Support to communicate work in this area with parents/guardians/carers

Support around motivating staff to include LGBT identities in teaching

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Any other comments?

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* 12. We will be developing an Anti Bullying Training video & our launch event will take place at London Southbank in the summer. When would this be most suitable for you to attend?

Weekday evening(After school)

Weekend

School holidays

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