DEAL: 25% off our LGBTQ+ Inclusion in your Sport eLearning Course on Accelerate Sport

For LGBT History Month, Accelerate Sport are currently offering a 25% discount on the ‘LGBTQ+ Inclusion in your Sport’ eLearning course, written in partnership with Racing Pride.

This offer means the course is now available to pick up at just £15 a license for the remainder of February. Further discounts are also available for bulk purchases for your association or club.

Use the code LGBTQ25 at the checkout to claim your money off!

The aim of the course is to help people understand the challenges faced daily by many coaches, athletes, and sports personnel, from different backgrounds, and how these can be overcome.  The course uses a range of case studies, including Racing Pride’s co-founder Richard Morris, and covers various approaches to learning to ensure that the content is accessible to all candidates.

How to enrol on the LGBTQ+ Inclusion course

Enrolling is easy, just click HERE, which will take you to the course landing page where you can find out all the info you need about the course.

Need time to think it over? Or perhaps you have a few questions about the course, or how to go about bulk purchasing? Get in touch with us by visiting our contact page and dropping us a message or a call. Alternatively, access the live chat option in the bottom right!

Author Spotlight – Racing Pride

Racing Pride is a movement to champion LGBTQ+ inclusion through motorsport and its associated industries. It provides visibility as well as education and advice around allyship and inclusive practices, and works with a range of partners internationally, from grassroots to Formula One.

Founder of Racing Pride, Richard Morris, is a British racing driver, and creator of the Racing Pride movement to positively promote LGBTQ+ inclusion through motorsport.

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