LEAP Sports Placement 18.2.20

Tuesday 18th February 2020, 0900-1700

Today I was continuing my work on creating an Educational Resource to go alongside the film, “Strive To The Rhythm”. As part of this, I created an interactive map of LGBTIQ+ sportspeople in Europe.

https://maphub.net/kacaldow/high-profile-european-lgbti-sportspeople

I still have bits and pieces to fix and tweak within the resource, but today was my last day of placement with LEAP Sports Scotland. I really enjoyed my time working with all the team and have gained so much knowledge and understanding from the short time I was there.

LEAP Sports Placement 14.2.20

Friday 14th February 2020, 0900-1700

Today I was assigned a task to create Educational Resources for “Strive To The Rhythm”, a documentary looking at sport for LGBTIQ+ people across Europe, with 5 different people telling the stories and sharing their experiences.

As the film has not yet been released, I cannot attached related documents, but have included my notes below. I think this film will be a real inspiration to many LGBTIQ+ people across Europe to show how they can get involved with sport, without fear of discrimination.

LEAP Sports Placement 12.2.20

Wednesday 12th  February 2020, 0900-1700

Today I was completing my research around LGBTIQ+ Young People’s Experiences in Sport, to create a report which collates that research. LGBTIQ+ young people in Scotland’s experiences of PE REPORT

I also carried out more research and created notes around LGB Women’s Experiences in Sport across Europe. Experiences in Sport for LGB Women Across Europe.

I have found carrying out these research projects to be very interesting and has given me various perspectives and ideas around ways in which LGBTIQ+ inclusion can be incorporated, not just into sport, but across all aspects of the curriculum. Creating a safe and inclusive environment for young people is paramount in helping them to come to terms with their sexual orientation or gender identity, and note the importance of having someone to talk to around these issues which may occur in my practice as a Primary School Teacher.

LEAP Sports Placement 30.1.20

Thursday 30th January 2020, 0900-1500

Today I continued to work on the report of LGBTIQ+ Young People’s Experiences in PE, putting it into more of a formal report format. I still have further research to carry out in certain areas, particularly around experiences of homophobia in PE and sport in general, as well as trans* young people’s experiences of PE.

LGBTIQ+ young people in Scotland’s experiences of PE REPORT

I have also been asked to collate a list of academic articles which provide information around LGB women’s experiences of sport in Europe. These will be used as part of a literature review to identify if and where there is a need for further study or research, which may then lead to a new project for LEAP Sports. Again, I have more sources to read through, I have attached my notes from the first research.

Experiences in Sport for LGB Women Across Europe

I have found taking part in this research has really widened my knowledge and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly within the context of sport. However, I have also found parts of the research upsetting as homophobia and transphobia are still very much prominent in our society and in our schools, and it will be interesting to see this change in the coming years, particularly with mandatory LGBTQ+ education coming into schools by 2021 in Scotland.