Promoting DIVERSITY
spaces more welcoming and
inclusive for those who may
identify outside of the expected
gender binary of ‘man’ or
‘woman’.
There were drop-in clinics and
information stalls at each of our
main campuses to discuss sexual
health, and an LGBT+ Student
Forum at Ayr and Kilmarnock.
FOR LGBT HISTORY MONTH
OUR EQUALITY AND
INCLUSION TEAM ORGANISED
A HOST OF ENGAGING
EVENTS.
Trans activist Oceana – who has
contributed a guest post to our
blog – hosted trans awareness
sessions at each campus. There
was also a webinar titled ‘I don’t
want to slot into a male/female
box’, which was about how
we can make our educational
The ‘Translating LGBT+
Conference’ organised by the
Ayrshire LGBT+ Development
Group, of which Ayrshire
College is a member, was
live streamed via Periscope
from East Ayrshire Council’s
headquarters.
role models and I am especially
pleased that we continue to be
innovative in achieving many
firsts; a trans awareness webinar
on GLOWTV, a non-binary
webinar on both GLOWTV and
College Development Network
and LGBT student forums to
name a few.
“We are also developing ever
stronger relationships with our
local schools.”
Sara Turkington, Equality and
Inclusion Officer, also writing
for the College blog said:
“We have been proactive in
addressing the visibility of LGBT
Trans activist, Oceana
CARE EXPERIENCED BLOG SERIES
IN MARCH WE PUBLISHED A
SERIES OF BLOG POSTS ON
CARE EXPERIENCED YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH THE HELP OF
WHO CARES? SCOTLAND.
We also heard from Who Cares?
Scotland care leaver ambassadors
Ashley Cameron and Jamie
Dalgoutte, as well as current
student Amy-Beth Miah.
Who Cares? Scotland delivered
Corporate Parenting training
to our staff. In a recent article
on our blog, their Corporate
Parenting Officer Robert Foster
discussed his role in working
with colleges and universities to
improve the outcomes of care
experienced young people.
Our Director of Student
Services, Helen Canning,
explained how we support care
experienced young people at
the College.
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Ashley Cameron, Jamie Dalgouttie,
Heather Dunk, Principal and Robert Foster
The magazine of Ayrshire College
Amy-Beth Miah