Importance of Inclusivity in PEPAS Education

Inclusive PEPAS

Why is this agenda important in PEPAS?

Why? GTCS Standards Social Justice Committing to the principles of democracy and social justice through fair, transparent, inclusive and sustainable policies and practices in relation to age, disability, gender and gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion and belief and sexual orientation. Valuing as well as respecting diversity Respecting the rights of all learners

Out for sport 2012 (Equality Network Scotland)

LGBT Youth Scotland CHT project 2014 I was bullied like every day but the worst of it was in PE and after months of tormenting I was forced to join the girls PE class which made it a lot worse. I really enjoyed doing sport and exercise and was made to feel I couldn t take part because of the bullying Young person Kelso In PE it started in the changing room, when I bent down to pick up my bag the girls all shouted shes looking up so and so s skirt. When Im getting changed they accuse me of flashing my boobs and trying to lure them in. When doing boxercise they accuse me of looking at their bodies. I hate PE I write my own notes to get out of it. Young Person Anonymous

LGBT Youth Scotland CHT project 2014 I was walking in the PE department and accidentally bumped into another girl and she shouted that s fxxing disgusting and was overheard by the teacher but he ignored it Young person from Gala I walked into the changing rooms the day after I came out, all the boys turned to me and said your not welcome here I refused to leave, a couple of the boys came right up to my face and started shoving me and got my hands behind my back, at this point I couldn t move, then the other one smacked me in the face. I was too scared to go back to PE and didn t tell anyone. Young person from Perth

LGBT Youth Scotland CHT project 2014 When I first started school I loved it even though I had no friends. I was being bullied because people thought I was gay they didn t know I hadn t told anyone. To me I dreaded when ever I saw P.E on the timetable. I remember when that bell rang for P.E then on I never went to P.E. I told the P.E Teachers and one of the male teachers and thinking of every excuse to miss out P.E I felt so uncomfortable in the changing rooms people accused me at looking at them all I wanted to do is get changed in piece and take part in sports that I enjoyed even if I couldn t do them well. I was always picked last hearing the comments oo deh want the gay boy told me to man up and take part in the male sports instead of just gymnastics. I was good at gymnastics and wanted to take part in that more. Young person from Glasgow

Out on the fields 2015 (UK wide)

LEAP Sports Community Survey 2016 I never done PE at school because it was really awkward as I didn t like changing with everyone else because I didn t feel I belonged in the girls changing rooms, I was bullied a lot cos I didn t fit in, I felt sad I couldn t join in Falkirk I was scared going to P.E Especially when it finished I knew I had to go back in to that changing room and go to the showers! I was accused of looking at other boys and decided that I couldn t stand the name calling any more luckily Lunch was after P.E so I would take a long treck all the way back home to have a shower and get changed ready for my next subject. I was made to feel so uncomfortable at P.E and that was the subject I wish to achieve in more. Pumpherston

LEAP Sports Community Survey 2016 When I was at school in the late 90 s, every team got different coloured bibs to wear but the teacher seemed to take great pleasure in making those of us who were clearly self-conscious to play as the skins which basically just mean playing with your top off Kilmarnock

LEAP Sports Social Media Feedback 2017 Was always Doods him n his pal from Xhouse, they used the cones from the shuttle runs to pretend they were bumming whilst saying my name (Kilmarnock via Twitter) I remember one of my semi-regular tormentors announcing that David would need to sit out because there are no other gays in the class to dance with, of course there were loads of sniggers and although the teacher scolded him, he smirked and just ignored me completely (Airdrie via Facebook) I was humiliated in S1 during social dancing, made to dance with another boy and be the girl; to the teachers obvious delight (Unknown via Twitter)

Stonewall Scotland School Report 2017 One in five LGBT young people (21 per cent) are bullied in changing rooms, and one in six LGBT young people (15 per cent) are bullied during sports lessons. Even if not bullied themselves, three in five LGBT young people in Scotland (60 per cent) regularly hear homophobic, biphobic and transphobic language in sports lessons, and half of LGBT young people (49 per cent) don't feel welcome and included in sports lessons. I would ask to be pulled out of PE if I still had to take it after coming out as trans because I wouldn't be allowed (and wouldn't feel safe) in a boys-only class. Ryan, 15, secondary school (Glasgow) I used to have a running streak of weeks where I would cry after PE because I was stuck in the girls changing rooms and be with the girls. Morgan, 14, secondary school (Lothian)

Further Links Manifesto for Inclusive PE https://leapsports.org/files/4107-Manifesto-Leaflet.pdf Let me be brave film and notes https://leapsports.org/activities/campaigns-and- resources/let-me-be-brave Outsport 2019 research summary https://leapsports.org/files/1741- Outsport%20Scotland%20Report.pdf Outsport 2019 toolkit for sports educators https://leapsports.org/files/1955- Outsport%20Toolkit.pdf Terminology guide https://leapsports.org/files/2352-Terminology%20Guide.pdf Inclusive and innovative approaches to PE 2018 https://edoc.coe.int/en/sport-for- all/7687--inclusive-and-innovative-approaches-to-physical-education-and-sports- training.html General school guidance for trans pupils https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/media/1344/supporting-transgender-young-people.pdf