This book explores how to help teachers become better advocates for sexual orientation equality in secondary schools. Examining this issue through the lens of qualitative emancipatory action research, a group of Australian teachers embarked on a journey of teacher advocacy. Critical theory has long highlighted teachers as key players in either challenging dominant social narratives, or else perpetuating oppressive systems of power through traditional forms of education. Despite this important role, the life stories of teachers, which contributed to the development of their beliefs and behaviours about sexual orientation are rarely considered in the development of anti-discriminatory policy, designing the curriculum and most importantly, in teacher training. This book suggests and frames a model for advocacy, whereby teachers engage with their personal beliefs about sexual orientation, with their role as a teacher, and commit to advocacy through action by promoting student safety, challenging heteronormative narratives and role modelling compassionate behaviours in their school environments.

Written by a psychologist and an immigration attorney, with years of experience in the field vignettes for each of the types of cases are included sample reports are included to aid clinicians

Written by a psychologist and an immigration attorney, with years of experience in the field vignettes for each of the types of cases are included sample reports are included to aid clinicians

This book explores how to help teachers become better advocates for sexual orientation equality in secondary schools. Examining this issue through the lens of qualitative emancipatory action research, a group of Australian teachers embarked on a journey of teacher advocacy. Critical theory has long highlighted teachers as key players in either challenging dominant social narratives, or else perpetuating oppressive systems of power through traditional forms of education. Despite this important role, the life stories of teachers, which contributed to the development of their beliefs and behaviours about sexual orientation are rarely considered in the development of anti-discriminatory policy, designing the curriculum and most importantly, in teacher training. This book suggests and frames a model for advocacy, whereby teachers engage with their personal beliefs about sexual orientation, with their role as a teacher, and commit to advocacy through action by promoting student safety, challenging heteronormative narratives and role modelling compassionate behaviours in their school environments.

Found footage horror in which a pair of young couples on holiday in rural England decide to try and capture the supernatural events that are the subject of local legend. When Emma (Emily Plumtree) and her fiancé Scott (Matt Stokoe) decide to take a trip to the remote cottage that belonged to her deceased grandfather, they invite James (Sam Stockman) and Lynn (Jessica Ellerby) along for the ride. James and Lynn are having relationship difficulties, a situation unlikely to benefit from the fact that James has had a crush on Emma since childhood, but more spectacular problems soon take centre stage. Drawn to film at an abandoned local monastery and a hollowed out old tree by the power of local myths, the curious foursome may well find that the tales they've been told are not as far-fetched as they seemed.