TRIED, TESTED & WELL-LOVED TRAINING
WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
FOR LGBTQ+ INCLUSION.
We work with businesses, employees, and volunteer teams to create environments within the workplace where LGBTQ+ young adults can prosper.
Sixty percent of LGBTQ+ young adults who are open about being LGBTQ+ within education feel the need to hide their identity when they enter the workplace for the first time. This has significantly poor impacts on the work, job satisfaction, and retention of LGBTQ+ employees, in fact, over 57% of LGBTQ+ employees have left a job as a result of feeling that their identity has not been respected. We know workplaces that take active steps to ensure that LGBTQ+ people have equitable & inclusive experiences get the most of out their employees including better quality work and less staff turn over.
We also know that 18 to 24 years olds are twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ+ compared to older generations, this is why our training stands out from the crowd. We work with our LGBTQ+ service users who are preparing to enter the workplace to ensure our work speaks to them and creates the workplace cultures that they’d want to work within. We understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ people who are at the start of their professional lives and know what businesses can do to support them to thrive.
Using our expertises we can support you to focus on creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive culture that’s ready to uplift & support tomorrows queer talent. Ensuring that your business is ready to welcome some of the most promising diverse young talent.
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Music Publishers Association
The MPA is a community for UK music publishers. We provide a collective voice for music publishing, as well as training, education, representation and a host of other benefits.
Training Sessions
Embed LGBTQ+ inclusion within your workplace culture by upskilling your staff and empowering them to support LGBTQ+ people through a rounded and solid understanding of LGBTQ+ people.
Lunch & Learns
- 60 Minute Sessions including Q&A.
- Up to 50 attendees
- £600 (virtual delivery)
We know one of the biggest barriers for people engaging with the LGBTQ+ community is a lack of baseline knowledge around the community. In this session we’ll explore what the LGBTQ+ community is, the terms you’ll often hear, and the current outlook for LGBTQ+ people.
This session is designed for people who are a total newbie to the world of LGBTQ+ people and would like to build a solid base line understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
180 minute session including time for Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- Leave understanding the language within the LGBTQ+ community.
- Understand the differences between gender identity & sexual orientation.
- Build compassion to LGBTQ+ people
TRAINING AGENDA
- Common LGBTQ+ Language
- Understanding different LGBTQ+ identities
- the difference between gender identity and sexuality.
- LGBTQ+ Experiences
Gender identity refers to the way we describe the gender someone has. In this session we’ll explore what that means, the terms you’ll often hear, the current outlook for trans people, and start to look at the experiences of people who identify as trans and non-binary.
This session is designed for people who are considered ‘newbies’ to LGBTQ+ inclusion and would like to know the very basics about gender identity.
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
60 minute session including Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- All attendees leave understanding basic terminology
- All attendees understand who people with diverse orientations are and their lived experiences
TRAINING AGENDA
- Explaining terminology.
- The difference between gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex.
- The difference between orientations & gender identity.
- Experiences of people with diverse gender identities.
There’s a common misconception that LGBTQ+ identities are new or that we are just creating ‘labels’ for the sake of it. This course explores the history behind the LGBTQ+ community & how it’s evolved over time.
This session is designed for people who understand the basics of the LGBTQ+ community but feel a little bit out of touch with the modern day language & terminology being used
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
60 minute session including time for Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- Learners to leave with a grounded understanding of LGBTQ+ history.
- Learners to leave understanding that LGBTQ+ people have always been here.
TRAINING AGENDA
- LGBTQ+ history in the UK.
- LGBTQ+ history outside of the UK.
- What can we learn from our history?
Looking to learn the basics around a specific LGBTQ+ identity? We can run short 1-0-1 sessions on:
- Ace & Aro Spectrum Identities
- Bi Identities
- Gay & Lesbian Identities
- Intersex Identities
- Non-Binary Identities
- Trans Identities
The agenda of these sessions will touch on:
- What the identity is.
- Terminology
- Experiences
Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? We’re experts in LGBTQ+ inclusion and can create custom workshops as required. Email Info@Blossom.LGBT to discuss!
Workshops
- Half day sessions including Q&A.
- Up to 50 attendees
- £950 (virtual delivery)
One of the most important tools in creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive culture is having allies who are able to step up and support LGBTQ+ people. In this session we’ll explore the knowledge required to understand the LGBTQ+ community, the different types of inclusivity, and the tools required to be an effective ally.
This session is designed for people who are a total newbie to the world of LGBTQ+ people and would like to build a solid base line understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
180 minute session including time for Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- Leave with a basic understanding of LGBTQ+ people.
- Knows the different kinds of inclusion.
- Understands how to step up as an ally.
TRAINING AGENDA
- Understanding different LGBTQ+ identities
- Workplace Cultures: Inclusive vs exclusive
- What is an ally?
- Allyship tools
- Action Planning
Most of us operate from a place of being passively inclusive, this means we value inclusion but don’t know (or don’t try) to create environments where people are included from the get go. This course is to get your colleagues thinking about how they can actively be inclusive. This matters because it shows LGBTQ+ people that they are considered from the very start of your journey making them more likely to purchase goods, return as a customer, and generally have a positive experience with your company.
This session is designed for anyone delivering services to the public.
We offer free of charge minor tailoring to ensure we deliver a package relevant to your workplace.
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
180 minute session including time for Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- Leave with a basic understanding of LGBTQ+ people.
- Everyone understands why inclusive service delivery is important
- Everyone understands how they can deliver an inclusive service to the public.
TRAINING AGENDA
- Understanding different LGBTQ+ identities
- Current environment for LGBTQ+ people.
- What a truly inclusive service looks like.
- Inclusive delivery tools
- Action Planning
According to the most recent Government Census data people aged 18 to 25 years old are twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ? This means that even if you haven’t historically employed openly LGBTQ+ people, it’s increasingly likely that you will, it’s vital you provide your staff training to ensure that they can in the future.
This session is designed for leadership, line management, HR, and D&I professionals.
We offer free of charge minor tailoring to ensure we deliver a package relevant to your workplace.
Up to 50 attendees delivered via google meets.
180 minute session including time for Q&A.
SESSION GOALS
- Leave with a basic understanding of the expierences of LGBTQ+ young adults people.
- Leave understanding the barriers to being openly LGBTQ+ at work & how to overcome them.
TRAINING AGENDA
- Current environment for LGBTQ+ people at work and at home.
- The impacts of exclusionary environments.
- Securing and retaining queer staff
- Action Planning
Delivered in person, in Surrey only.
Make the most of Blossom LGBT CIC’s fantastic queer art workshops whilst encouraging your employees to focus on wellbeing. This workshop brings our fantastic public queer art workshops in house!
Developed alongside Surrey’s leading LGBTQ+ artists, this workshop explores popular art forms and the LGBTQ+ history behind them.
We partner with three LGBTQ+ creatives every six month so the exact nature of the workshop will depend on the current artist we’re partnered with. We’ll ensure a member of the Blossom LGBT CIC team is also on hand!
Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? We’re experts in LGBTQ+ inclusion and can create custom workshops as required. Email Info@Blossom.LGBT to discuss!
TAILORED EXPERT ADVICE
We’ve perfected a structure for creating inclusive workplaces. Through working with industry-leading ED&I managers, established workplace change-makers, and community leaders. We’ve identified key pillars to creating change that really works. These pillars are research, strategy, teaching, and making change. We’re an expert in these areas so that you don’t need to be.
We can help almost any LGBTQ+ inclusion focused work. Contact our business manager today via the form below for a free consultation.
Family leave policies are those that speak about time off for employees who are expecting a child! Having inclusive family leave policies ensure that all employees understand how different policies apply to them and ensure it’s clear who can access the correct leave. Included in this package:
- Review of your existing policies.
- Report outlining our findings.
- Drafted amendments & recommendations.
- Comms to promote the relaunch.
Charged at £2,000 with additional consultancy/guidance available at £45 an hour.
Research by Stonewall found that One in eight trans employees (12 per cent) have been physically attacked by colleagues or customers in the last year, this number has risen in recent years according to follow up research by Transactual. Having policies which protect your trans employees, outline how they can expect to be treated at work, and explains how employees planning to transition can expect to be treated will ensure your workplace is equipped to support trans employees to thrive. Included in this package:
- Review of your trans inclusion policy, transitioning at work policy, and bullying and harassment policy
- Report outlining our findings.
- Drafted amendments & recommendations.
- Comms to promote the relaunch.
Don’t worry if you don’t have one of the policies that we’ve mentioned, we can help draft trans inclusion & transitioning at work policies from scratch!
Charged at £2,000 with additional consultancy/guidance available at £45 an hour.
Being able to articulate your commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion and speak about how you make sure your service is inclusive is a vital way to attract LGBTQ+ talent, retain your staff, and encourage business from LGBTQ+ people. Ensuring you can do this in an inclusive & welcoming way will ensure you build a reputation as an inclusive service provider.
- Blossom LGBT CIC’s calendar of LGBTQ+ Awareness dates.
- Blossom LGBT CIC’s LGBTQ+ glossary & language guide.
- Session: Planning how you’ll mark awareness raising days.
- Session: Planning how you’ll communicate your services/products as LGBTQ+ inclusive.
- 3 reviews of your drafted comms.
Charged at £2,500 with additional consultancy/guidance available at £45 an hour.
Being responsible for your internal LGBTQ+ ERG’s can be complicated and sometimes daunting. We want to make sure ERG chairs have meaningful structures & processes behind them to ensure they can accurately provide support. This package includes:
- Reviewing your terms of reference, manifesto, strategy, and network structure.
- Reporting on our findings and recommendations.
- Session: Workshopping ideas for your 12 month strategy.
- 3 month follow up check in.
Charged at £1,500 with additional consultancy/guidance available at £45 an hour.
Perhaps your a D&I professional or senior leader looking for support but our packages don’t quite cut it? Maybe you’re looking for an organisation to provide support for an LGBTQ+ employee.
We offer hourly video calls for a flat rate of £50 an hour.
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Just one final note:
All of our training, guidance, and consultancy is delivered in good faith. It's up to you to decide if you believe the content that we're providing to you is right for your business. You should never feel obligated to host training or use content that isn't right for you.
