Motion
- Motion title
- Protecting older workers in FE
- Session
- 2021-2022
- Meeting link
- FE Conference
- Meeting date
- 2 June 2022
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- FE11
- Motion text
Conference notes:
72% of UK FE workforce are women.
Menopause can have a significant effect on mental/physical health. Currently support offered is aimed at heterosexual and cis women.
FE teaching can be demanding with high levels of pastoral care, this can be challenging for older teachers. Burnout-induced early retirement leads to loss of skills/knowledge.
Older LGBT+ workers in FE can be impacted by the intersection of age, gender/sexuality making them more vulnerable to discrimination.
evidence of
1. health inequalities between older LGBT+ people and other older people, e.g. non-heterosexual men aged 50+ have lower life satisfaction and are more likely to have attempted suicide;
2. a higher prevalence of poor mental health in older LGBT+ people.
Conference agrees to:
a. develop LGBT+ specific menopause resources for FE staff
b. investigate options for older staff who want to carry on working
c. commission research into issues facing older LGBT+ staff in FE
- Proposing body
- LGBT+ members' standing committee (LGBT+MSC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Further education committee (FEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2022/F/06-02/149/FE11