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1. CSE scale-up in practice. Case studies from Eastern and Southern Africa

   The report documents the process of scaling up comprehensive sexuality education and the status of sexuality education in East and Southern Africa.

2. Addressing school related gender based violence: learning from practice

   This learning brief is based on research shared at a learning day on School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV), organised by the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence, at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, on December 18th 2012. The principal inputs were provided by Máiréad Dunne, Director of the Centre for International Education at the University of Sussex, and Tanja Suvilaakso, Child Rights and Protection Advisor for Plan International. It builds on discussions within Learning Brief 2: Effective Responses for Gender Based Violence: Gender Based Violence in Schools.

3. Embracing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth in school-based settings

   Youth with invisible challenges constitute a special area of concern for child and youth care workers. Youth struggling with gender and sexual orientation are reported to comprise ten percent of our youth population yet they may often be unknown to teachers and other school personnel. These adolescents face unique challenges in developing their identity and gaining social acceptance. This paper explores the challenges faced by these youth, the consequences of underserving this population and proposes some strategies for improving their educational experience.

4. School-based lives of LGBT Youth in the Republic of Ireland

   There is a dearth of research on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in schools in the Republic of Ireland. The current study assessed the school-based experiences of twenty five (N = 25) participants in the BeLonG To LGBT youth group in Dublin city using a mixed design survey instrument. …

5. Invisible difference in space: the role of different spaces in homophobic bullying in schools

   This small-scale piece of research was undertaken to examine, retrospectively, the experiences of 10 men, ages 27 through 53, in terms of what constitutes and influences homophobic bullying in the private and state school contexts in the United Kingdom. Using standpoint epistemology and a life histories method, the author investigates what is meant by homophobia and homophobic bullying; tries to identify why respondents think the bullying they suffered was homophobic in nature; and identifies and develops an understanding of the role different spaces play within school. …

6. Educando en la diversidad. Orientación sexual e identidad de género en las aulas: Material pedagógico para aminorar la discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en los establecimientos educacionales de Chile

   Manual de divulgación contra la discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en escuelas. Definición de las diferentes orientaciones sexuales. Discriminación y Derechos Humanos. Políticas educacionales en Chileásobre esta área. Temas a desarrollar en aula.

7. Zero tolerance: stop the violence against women and children, stop HIV/AIDS

   This document describes a framework for a comprehensive response to violence against women and children, including the resources that would be needed, political and financial, for full implementation. It suggests taking into account the following pillars: 1. Political commitment and resource mobilization, 2. Legal and judicial reform, 3. Health sector reform, 4. Education sector reform, 5. Community mobilization for zero tolerance, 6. Mass marketing for social change.