• A need for continued focus on boys
• A requirement for an improved narrative around young boys
• Providing a toolkit for those working with boys

Graham Goulden, Director, Cultivating Minds UK

• The challenges for boys in 2019
• Breaking down barriers
• Starting the conversation, saving lives

Laura Sharpe, Education and Young People’s Manager, See Me Scotland

• Respect for All – the national approach to anti-bullying in Scotland
• Culture and ethos – preventing bullying
• Responding effectively to bullying incidents

Katie Ferguson, Director, respectme

• Educating boys on ACEs and the healing process
• How can schools and services support each other and the boys

Pauline Scott, Managing Director, TIGERS Ltd – co-founders of ACE-Aware Nation

• Peer pressure
• Body image
• Boys sexual development and the impact of pornography

Robert Burns, Supervisor and Trainer, Childline

• 19 years from the repeal of S28: what’s changed?
• Addressing the root of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia with education
• The impact of ‘heteronormativity’ and ‘otherisation’ on the mental health of LGBT youth

Jordan Daly, Co-founder, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)

• Managing transition with young people leaving care
• LGBTQ considerations
• Capacity building around suicide promotion with professionals working with boys

Alistair Brown, National Director, Scottish Association of Social Work

• Exploring and presenting the issues behind confidence and self-esteem
• Creating mental health conversations
• ‘Going to be’ campaign

Robert Nesbitt, Head of Physical Activity and Sport, SAMH

• Building relationships
• Promoting resilience
• It’s good to talk

Anne O’Donnell, Head Teacher, St Patrick’s R.C. Primary School (Denny)

• What have you learned today?
• What would you like to see change?
• How will you make that happen and how can we help?

Led by Graham Goulden, Director, Cultivating Minds UK

Laura has spent 15 years leading and developing on children and young people programmes across the third sector, helping to tackle a number of equality issues and developing programmes to improve young people’s lives.

Contact Details: laura.sharpe@seemescotland.org

Over the last ten years, Katie has worked with organisations promoting positive outcomes for children and young people. She is passionate about creating respectful environments for the young people of Scotland that address and prevent bullying behaviours and promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Most recently Katie worked with organisations such as National Deaf Children’s Society and the National Union of Students.

https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/around-uk/scotland

Toni is passionate about improving public mental health awareness. He is also an equalities champion, having campaigned for LGBTI rights and the rights of refugees and EU nationals.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Toni spent 10 years working in campaigns and public relations in Scotland and Brussels. In the third sector he has worked for SAMH, Age Scotland and the European University Association leading on policy and external engagement.

He has also worked for the Scottish and European Parliaments and has significant experience in political campaigns. Toni moved to Scotland from Italy aged seven and is fluent in Italian and French. In his spare time he likes to travel, eat out and write the occasional newspaper column.

Since taking a leading role in the company, Pauline has worked to ensure relationships occupy a central role in the values, practice, policies and vision of the business. Her team’s enthusiastic embrace of the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences has led her to believe in the power of this information to transform not only the lives of young people but also the wider business community.

TIGERS are the co-founders of ACE-Aware Nation, which hosted a 2-day Conference in September 2018, attended by 2200 people. ACE-Aware Nation exists to foster the power of relationships to prevent and mitigate the impact of ACEs.

For more information, visit – www.tigersltd.co.uk

Robert is also a trainer for Adult Support and Protection, ARBD and Mental Health focused on building capacity and understanding as part of workforce development. His most recent role is Head of Physical Activity and Sport within a National Context, managing and developing programmes and projects focussed on the Impact that physical activity and sport can have on our Mental Health and Wellbeing.

In 2003 she was appointed Head Teacher of St Patrick’s – a very proud moment for Anne, as St Patrick’s was the school she attended as a child.

The work she has done with the boys and their male carers has been recognised both locally and nationally and the practice has been shared at several events led by SPTC and Education Scotland.

TIE believe that LGBT history, role models and equalities should be taught within schools in order to tackle prejudice and bullying, and lobby and deliver services to achieve this. They have reached over 25,000 young people with their LGBT and Allies school services, increasing understanding and awareness.

In 2017, the Scottish Parliament endorsed TIE’s proposals for LGBT themes to be taught in schools by majority, and the Scottish Government began to work with the charity to develop policy recommendations.

In 2018, these were accepted in full and Scotland became the first country in the world to adopt LGBT-inclusive education – which will be implemented in all public schools by 2021. This means that young people will learn about the LGBT community’s contributions to our society, the history of the LGBT equalities movement, and the impact of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.

How boys talk to Childline is an abiding interest of Robert’s, and he frequently bangs his ‘difference’ drum when training new and experienced volunteer counsellors.

Childline’s online service at www.childline.org.uk is now 10 years old, and this seems like an opportune moment to look at how boys and young men use the email/chat and message board functions that function alongside the helpline.

In 2010 Graham introduced The Mentors in Violence Prevention Programme (MVP) into high schools across Scotland, successfully handing over the overall lead to Education Scotland in 2017. MVP is a leader in bystander education in the United States (www.mvpstrat.com). Graham continues to support MVP development in Scotland as well as being a trainer for the US MVP organisation.

In addition, he has conducted numerous trainings and keynote speeches in Scotland, England, Wales, Sweden, and in the United States. In addition to conducting bystander trainings, Graham has expert knowledge and experience in embedding violence prevention programmes within local government, and has been able to build sustainable models for the longer term.

Graham has delivered prevention trainings in many different settings including high schools, colleges, universities, in work places, in prisons, with military and police and with professional and amateur sports in the UK and United States. Graham has worked with many different individuals and groups using bystander activities to engage audiences in the prevention of violence. Graham has worked with hairdressers, dentists, vets, fire officers, police & prison officers, bar & security staff, the military as well as in local communities.

Graham is a passionate advocate of the MVP Programme and the bystander approach. He is committed to engaging individuals making it clear that we all have a role in the prevention of violence in our communities. Since retiring from the police service he has set up the organisation ‘Cultivating Minds UK’ with the primary aim of starting conversations in many different settings and communities to promote healthy relationships and successful outcomes. He continues to work with the violence reduction unit in prevention work across Scotland and the UK.

Graham holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Studies and a Certificate in Training from Napier University, Edinburgh. He lives with his family near Edinburgh.