@EdScotIGBE For Scotland’s learners, with Scotland’s educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Improving Gender Balance and Equalities (IGBE)Fiona Shaw – Development Officer

Twitter: @EdScotIGBE

IGBE@educationscotland.gov.scot

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Ø Challenging gender stereotypesØ Addressing unconscious biasØ Promoting whole-establishment

approaches to equality

Ø Improving gender balance in subject uptake and learner pathways

Improving Gender Balance and Equalities

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland’s learners, with Scotland’s educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Jobs for girls….jobs for boys?

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Why do you think challenging gender stereotypes and addressing

unconscious bias is important?

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

Only 3% of engineering modern apprenticeships

were filled by girls in 2015

38% of dads lie to their boss to take time off to spend

with their children

Only 4% of the staff in Scottish ELCs are male.

50% of 7-10 year olds girls said women are judged more on what

they look like than what they can do

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Suicide is the single most common cause of

death among men under 45

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Why challenge gender stereotyping and address unconscious bias?

Women do 3 times more unpaid care work than men

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

• Professional learning

• Tailored support for settings

• Resource signposting

• Examining data through an equalites lens (Primary/ELC, Secondary)

• Support with self-evaluation

What we do:

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• Time

• Priorities

• Nuances

• Parental engagement

What are the common challenges settings face?

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Examples of practice: early years• Approached from LGBT angle• Staff training and ongoing discussion• Parental info evening – space for parents to voice feelings

and listen to each others’ perspectives• Using story books in playroom – tool to open up

conversations about gender• Practitioners analysed their playroom stance and

interactions

IMPACT: Parents engaged and provided positive feedbackStaff have confidence to discuss LGBT issues and use right languageStaff felt they could confidently challenge

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Examples of practice: primary• Staff training • Environmental audit (looked at seating plans)• Gender equality lessons and evaluated them• Gender equality as part of school improvement plan

as part of STEM focus• Pupil-led enquiry project on equalities• Shared enquires in online blogs – family

engagement• STEM week focus on gender equality in STEM -

used STEM ambassadors

IMPACT: Increased professional dialogue in schoolMore lessons focused on gender equalityLearners are more confident to talk about equality, bias and gender stereotypes

@EdScotIGBE For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educatorsDo luchd-ionnsachaidh na h-Alba, le luchd-foghlaim Alba

Examples of practice: secondary• Looked at columns, timetabling and choice booklets• In male-dominated subject N5 Physics, put all girls in

one class• Re-assessed the purpose of the choice booklets, what

information was presented, and the language used. • Any unnecessary jargon was removed• Skills and job focused format was agreed• All faculties agreed to all follow the same format• Removed columns on choice form

IMPACT: Girls increased in confidence and chose subject at HigherStudents engaged more with booklet and greater awareness of breadth of careers availableRemoval of columns led to much more free choice

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Reflect:Are you gender neutral in your attitudes and expectations?

• Expectations about job roles: boys – practical, girls - tidying up• Interactions – boys talk out more, girls quiet 1:1’s• Behaviour – expectations e.g. ‘boys will be boys’• Language – ‘girls/boys’ ‘Guys’ , pronouns

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What can do you?

• Reflect on your unconscious bias• Join our network on Teams• Look at our resources: www.bit.ly/NIHIGB and

Youtube• Get in touch: IGBE@educationscotland.gov.scot

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Questions?

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For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

🐦 T: @EdScotIGBEW: www.bit.ly/NIHgenderbalance

Improving Gender Balance and Equalities

IGBE@educationscotland.gov.scot

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Resources for signposting

• Quick start guide• Case studies• Data guides – Primary/ELC, Secondary• Youtube webinars• Gender equality for primary schools - a toolkit• Gender Action – resources to support a whole setting approach• Institute of Physics – guide to good practice in countering gender

stereotypes in schools

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