Creating an Inclusive Environment

Free2B delivers LGBTQ+ training with a focus on creating an inclusive environment and challenging homophobia, biphobia & transphobia.

We deliver training to a range of staff from education establishments, government agencies and voluntary sectors, providing practical and simple advice which can be easily implemented for lasting impact.

Training can be delivered online or in-person.

To arrange a booking, find out more about the course, or discuss bespoke requirements, please contact us.

HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK

We deliver a beginners online course, aimed at organisations and services working with children and young people.

CPD Accredited

“I think the major difference for me after the training is my awareness and understanding. Whilst before they were just letters, now they have got a very strong meaning. Thank you very much!”

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Have PRIDE in your school

We provide a CPD accredited one hour introduction to LGBTQ+ inclusion for primary and for secondary schools.

We also provide a CPD accredited one hour Advanced session for schools who have already completed an introductory level workshop or have a basic level of knowledge and understanding around LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Primary intro

One hour CPD accredited £150

Includes set of 5 factsheets and widgit SEN toolkit

Secondary intro

One hour CPD accredited £150

Includes set of 5 factsheets and widgit SEN toolkit

Advanced workshop

One hour CPD accredited £150

Includes a whole school Audit Tool, set of 5 factsheets and widgit SEN toolkit

We also offer discounted annual packages. Please use the button below to find out more about our budding, blooming and blossoming ally packages

School packages

Please note all costs are based on in-person delivery within our SW London locality or online delivery. Additional travel costs may apply for in-person requirements outside of our localities.

Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more information, or to sign up to a training package.

Our Rainbow Power Youth Council have created this training film demonstrating the devastating negative impact school can have on LGBTQ+ pupils and highlighting 5 simple steps that can make all the difference.

Widgit SEN Tool

Free2B have developed an SEN tool to support schools, parents and youth workers in talking about sexuality and gender identity with children who have special educational needs.

The tool uses the Widgit Software system and contains 42 cards divided into 4 sets with delivery options depending on levels of ability.

The pack also contains summary cards and worksheets to enable pupils to consolidate their learning.

• Set A introduction to gender
• Set B introduction to sexuality
• Set C additional information regarding the transition process
• Set D introducing non-binary identities

The full pack is available for just £25 including Royal Mail 2nd class postage

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The Free2B Boardgame

The Free2B Boardgame has been designed and created by our fabulous Rainbow Power youth council members with an accompanying lesson plan.

Designed for year 7s and suitable for ages 11+ to learn about basic LGBTQ+ terminology, about the impact of HBT hate crime and bullying and about equalities legislation.

Definition questions agreed by Rainbow Power in 2021 with statistics gathered from the Stonewall 2017 Education Report

The pack includes two versions – a mainstream and an SEN boardgame, downloadable lessons, teacher notes and lesson worksheets.

The boardgame includes:

Mainstream and SEN boards
Mainstream action cards x 48 in card box
Mainstream question cards x 44 in card box
SEN action cards x 25
SEN question cards x 27
Player tokens x 8 in cloth bag
One dice

The full pack is available for £99 including Royal Mail postage.

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It was really fun and helpful

Now I understand a lot more and I hope I can become a better ally

Definitely the lesson has extended my knowledge – thank you!

Years 7s – Christs School, Richmond

All boardgame artwork by Rainbow Power member – Jacob

FREE2B AWARD

We are delighted to present our Inclusivity Award to highlight and celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusive practice.

We want to help organisations to demonstrate their positive practice, which in turn will enable the LGBTQ+ community and allies to easily identify services where they can feel confident about equality of provision.

We will award our benchmark to organisations who meet the following minimum criteria:

Direct examples of positive practice fed back through our membership
LGBTQ+ inclusive equal opportunities monitoring in place
LGBTQ+ inclusive policies in place
LGBTQ+ information on display
Gender neutral toilets (where single stall cubicles are available)

We will review policies and practise annually to ensure standards are maintained and support organisations to make any necessary changes.

The benchmark has been designed by Make It Clear with direct input from LGBTQ+ community.

What do Organisations
& schools Say about us?

I just wanted to thank the team at Free2b Alliance. You have given us the right support and advice at just the right time. Not having experienced it before it has sometimes been hard to negotiate our way through developing the right approach for a child who is transitioning; your straightforward, sensitive, caring and informative advice has been a life-line. Thank you!

Jonathan Whitfield, Headteacher, Woodingdean Primary School
Wonderful, wonderful training. We all found it really interesting and useful for our roles. There’s an awful lot I didn’t know about the pressures LGBTQ young people face so it was really helpful to think about what children might be going through, even in primary school, and how my role as a teacher can help support them through that. Thank you so much.

Southmead Primary School
Very effective and educational – learning how to support pupils that come out & how to avoid gendered language & stereotypes was particularly useful.

Raynes Park School
Very good training, would of enjoyed the full day session! Practical suggestions were very useful. Thank you!

Priory Lodge School
Informative & inclusive – thought provoking & inspiring. Great to have the 2 young people to speak directly from their own experiences. Thanks!

Wonderful interactive and engaging training. Very useful thank you.

Well planned training for raising LGBTQ+ issues.

Wandsworth Camhs
Many thanks for yesterday …I thought the session was really good, useful, I learnt a lot and, just as importantly, have taken away thoughts and shifts in thinking which will to continue to develop.

Head of Wandsworth Youth Service
Absolutely great. Really informative and knowledgeable trainers. Learnt lots of things that I wouldn’t have normally thought about. Very accessible / non-judgemental environment.

Great! Made me question what I thought I knew! Loved that it came from young people and their experiences – makes it real! Loved the activities, fun, powerful & thought provoking.

Participation People