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Training

Professionals from every sector have a role to play in the journey to a safer future for LGBT+ survivors.

A survivor could be anyone: a colleague; a loved one; a customer; a client, or even a student. By joining our training program, you’ll be expanding your lens of abuse and gaining invaluable skills which will allow you to empower the LGBT+ people who need it most.

We’ve advocated for the LGBT+ community for over 40 years. Our trainings are evidence-based, trauma-informed and reflect the unique experiences of tens of thousands of LGBT+ survivors of abuse. We understand how identities related to faith, race, age, disability, class, intersect with gender identity and orientation, and how by investing in your organisation’s capacity for inclusion, you can improve outcomes for LGBT+ people across the UK.

Please fill out this initial form or email training@galop.org.uk to arrange an initial call to talk through your LGBT+ development goals.

We provide training across a wide range of expertise, including:

  • LGBT+ identities and terminology
  • Anti-LGBT+ hate crime
  • Domestic abuse
  • Sexual violence
  • So-called ‘conversion therapy’
  • Senior leadership development
  • LGBT+ young people’s experiences of abuse

We educate professionals from every sector to recognise and reframe how their work might intersect with LGBT+ survivor experiences. Our training offers an open space which allows organisations to collaboratively explore how to respond, support, and connect to the LGBT+ community in a meaningful way.

A Galop training will help you to understand the intersectional challenges faced by LGBT+ survivors of abuse, see the key role your organisation can play in reducing barriers to speaking out, collaboratively build actions and gain invaluable best practices skills relevant to your work. By the end of the session, your team will have been given the skills for newfound confidence and capacity for impactful change-making.

All of Galop’s trainings are LGBT+ specialist and bespoke; we don’t just want to help you understand LGBT+ survivors and their unique experiences, we want to help you build a knowledge base about LGBT+ experiences of abuse which is relevant to the challenges faced by your organisation, and how to grow through advocacy and allyship.

Galop can also deliver keynote speeches and take part in panel discussions. These can be in the context of conferences, equality and diversity events or other activities.

"The trainer was very engaging, full of expert knowledge and had a wonderful way of discussing challenging topics. I loved the online interactive activities and the information. [It was a] really useful and enjoyable training."

Galop’s LGBT+ specialist training and consultancy can help you to discover the pivotal role your institution can play in reducing barriers and increasing safety for your LGBT+ students and colleagues. Together, we can explore the intersectional challenges facing LGBT+ people on your campus and identify change making opportunities.

Examples of our past work:

  • Specialist LGBT+ training for well-being leads, SVLO officers, and inclusion teams
  • Direct student support through workshops, talks, and trainings
  • LGBT+ abuse and violence policy development and consultancy

“This was a valuable opportunity to learn more about issues of LGBTQ+ sexual violence in HE communities, and the session both broadened and deepened my knowledge… it’s now up to us to translate this learning into meaningful action.” – Higher Education Professional

Please fill out this initial form or email training@galop.org.uk to arrange an initial call to talk through your LGBT+ development goals.

Incorporating LGBT+ specialist training to your EDI strategic planning can help to ensure that all employees feel valued and empowered to bring their full selves to work. Galop’s training courses can help you integrate LGBT+ inclusion to enhance the well-being, safety and retention of your LGBT+ staff.

Examples of our support:  

  • Specialist training for senior leadership professionals
  • Creating multi-layered LGBT+ anti-violence education strategies
  • LGBT+ abuse and violence policy development and consultancy
  • Collaboration on events, talks, and campaigns
  • LGBT+ employee life-cycle support  
  • Specialist training for HR and ER professionals

“The terminology discussions were most useful for us… it made so much sense when you were describing all of them and it finally sunk in.”  – Corporate Professional

Please fill out this initial form or email training@galop.org.uk to arrange an initial call to talk through your LGBT+ development goals.

Broadening your lens of abuse and violence around LGBT+ experiences will enable you to work in a more intersectional and inclusive way.

Learners from our LGBT+ specialist sessions report new-found confidence in providing effective support to LGBT+ survivors of abuse and violence.

“[The trainer] helped create a welcoming and non-judgmental atmosphere that allowed us to ask questions and explore sensitive topics. This session gave me an insight that I will take forward in my work within the LGTBQ+ community.” – IDVA Participant

Examples of our support:  

  • Advanced LGBT+ specialist training for IDVAs
  • Advanced LGBT+ specialist training for ISVAs
  • Bespoke LGBT+ specialist training for helpline staff and volunteers
  • LGBT+ risk assessment training
  • Multi-agency LGBT+ specialist training for Councils and MARACs

Please fill out this initial form or email training@galop.org.uk to arrange an initial call to talk through your LGBT+ development goals.