Monday, 18 August 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 PLD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
LGBTIQA+ Students: The Current Landscape for Schools
- Current Queer rights issues
- Navigating examples from schools
- Disclosure: how to minimise harm
- Recent legislative changes
Presented by Jamie Martin, Legal Educator, Community Law Canterbury – Te Ture Whānui o Waitaha and Jane Barlin, Senior Legal Educator, Community Law Canterbury – Te Ture Whānui o Waitaha
*Original Content was created in November 2024
Chair
Monique Dalrymple, Founder and Coordinating Counsellor, Kindred Centre
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal protections and recent developments impacting LGBTIQA+ students in New Zealand schools
- Learn best practices around disclosure and inclusive policies to minimise harm
Presenters
Jamie Martin, Legal Educator, Community Law Canterbury – Te Ture Whānui o WaitahaJamie works at Community Law Canterbury as a Senior Legal Educator, managing the Youth and Rainbow portfolios. This has required talking with school students, rainbow groups, and school staff about the legal challenges facing students today. He's passionate about ensuring both schools and young people have the knowledge to solve issues together, and works to improve public legal knowledge across the South Island. As part of this he's worked with groups like Qtopia, InsideOut, Te Tahi, and Law for Change. He also runs the Prison Education Project, providing legal rights education in several prisons, and works as a Prisoner Rights Advocate for Howard League Canterbury. He has recently been appointed a Trustee for the STI Education Foundation. He completed his legal studies at the University of Canterbury and through IPLS.
Jane Barlin, Senior Legal Educator, Community Law Canterbury – Te Ture Whānui o Waitaha
Jane Barlin works as a Senior Legal Educator at Community Law Canterbury, where she manages the refugee and ethnic portfolios. She's passionate about making information available to all who need it, particularly those communities lacking support. In addition to Community Law, she works as a research assistant at the Victoria University of Wellington, and serves as a board member for Christchurch Resettlement Services. Jane is currently researching SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) rights in schools as part of her Honours studies at the University of Canterbury.
Monique Dalrymple, Founder and Coordinating Counsellor, Kindred Centre
Monique is the Founder and Coordinating Counsellor of Kindred Centre and holds a Master’s in Educational Psychology from Massey University. Registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors since 1999, she is also ACC registered. As a counsellor and clinical supervisor, she believes that the therapeutic journey unfolds through conversations between individuals seeking support and a trained, experienced counsellor. Her approach includes active listening and a non-judgmental, supportive style. She is committed to helping clients achieve a greater sense of wellness, strength, and resilience through their therapeutic journey
