Staff Toolkit - LGBT+ education

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The toolkit includes education, useful websites, articles, videos, and checklists

Websites and education

I Have Two Moms and No Dad (Ég á tvær mömmur og engan pabba) is a final project in the field of education that addresses how preschools can educate about different family structures. The project includes a curriculum and teaching plan for preschools. Subject: Equality - LGBT+ - Final project

GLSEN is a website of an organization about the rights of LGBT+ students

Here is a school survey on the well-being of LGBT+ adolescents in the school environment. The School of Education at the University of Iceland, Samtökin '78, and GLSEN conducted the survey. Subject: Equality - LGBT+

Welcoming Schools is a website that oversees the American project 'Welcoming Schools'. There, you can find a variety of materials for schools to become more LGBT+ friendly. The site also offers methods to answer questions from students related to the LGBT+ community in some way.

Teaching Tolerance

Here you can find magazines for teachers in PDF format that discuss tolerance towards diversity.

Subject: Equality - LGBT+ - Trans

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Issues concerning trans children

A support plan in English for schools, guardians, and transgender students. Subject: Equality - LGBT+ - Trans

The Trans Child - This book guides families and professionals through fundamental concepts and on the journey of raising a transgender child or a child with non-typical gender expression. Subject: Equality - LGBT+ - Trans

Trans Kids and Sports is a pamphlet published by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland in 2020. Subject: Equality - LGBT+ - Transgender - Sports

Trans People in Gendered Spaces is a practical pamphlet in Icelandic and English, related to sports facilities. Guidelines on how to respond to questions about transgender people in gendered spaces.

 

The Stonewall organization

Here is the website of the Stonewall Organization containing education on creating an LGBT+ friendly curriculum and learning environment. There's also a link to a document created by the organization with education on how to integrate LGBT+ studies into subjects.

 

Learn more about the Stonewall organization View the integration of queer studies into the curriculum

Checklists

The checklists are adapted for both the primary and preschool levels. They are available as PDF files. It's a good idea to view the content on this page when reviewing the checklists.