School for Diversity
External practice
Duration
Ongoing.
Partnership
Partnership with SCHLAU (Queere Bildung e.V.), rubicon and Rosa Strippe Partnership with school authority in the state of North-Rhine-Westphalia Supported by GEW.
Reason it was developed
Reports about homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and harassment at schools.
Activities
Advice to schools, School network, Teacher Training Programme and Teaching materials and strategies.
Results
Schools participating in the project have to fulfill: • Obligations for schools that participate • Perform activities every school year • Reporting activities every year to coordination unit • Visibility of label and activities against homophobia and transphobia for the public school network 2021: 45 schools in North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) + schools in the states Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg and Hesse, planed in Saxony and Lower Saxony, to be extended part of teachers’ initial training in some teachers’ education centres in NRW, to be extended to other centers.
Funding
Depends on federal state: NRW + Berlin + Saxony: Government, others: Donations.