Paul Hartnett was born to Irish parents in West London in 1958. He was educated by Benedictine monks at a private Catholic school in Ealing. As a teacher, Paul has worked and continues to work with children who have Special Educational Needs, particularly young individuals with emotional and behavioural concerns, teenagers who have been subjected to systematic homophobic bullying.

Over recent years Paul has given a number of talks to Police at a Lancashire Police training unit on the subject of homophobic abuse. Paul now offers informative talks on the history of homophobic abuse, how organisations and individuals can tackle homophobia.

Paul also offers creative writing and drama workshops through the agency Top of The Tree, tackling Hate Crime on a number of levels. After an introduction, Paul makes a dramatic start to his TACKLING HATE CRIME sessions by donning a police uniform to play the part of a police officer visiting a school where a homophobic incident has been reported, putting over the idea that racist, sexist and homophobic bullying is indeed a crime. Paul Hartnett offers advice for staff about how to tackle racist, sexist and particularly homophobic abuse.

For further information see www.paulhartnett.com