LGBTQ+ News Homophobic language heard by 78% of primary school pupils, new research finds The majority (78%) of primary school children across the UK hear homophobic language, according to new research from LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us in conjunction with VotesforSchools. In a survey of 31,875 pupils across the UK, including 4,307 primary school pupils aged 9 to 11, the results show By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Corey DeAngelis, an anti-LGBTQ+ education activist, exposed for past involvement in gay porn Corey DeAngelis, an American anti-LGBTQ+ education, has been exposed on social media for past involvement in gay porn. A frequent Fox News contributor, DeAngelis, who is a self-described “school choice evangelist,” has been accused of hypocrisy online, given his long-standing public stance against L By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News UK LGBTQ+ schools programme to become free to all secondaries Popular LGBTQ+ schools programme, Pride Groups, run by LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us, is being made free to all UK secondary schools, thanks to National Lottery funding. The Pride Groups programme has so far helped 410 secondary schools to set up/run a LGBTQ+ and allies club, making school envir By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride in Education partners with Festival of Education to “address the rising challenges to trans rights and LGBTQ+ inclusive education” in the UK With only 58% of LGBTQ+ pupils feeling safe at school on a daily basis in the past 12 months (Stonewall – 2022 School Report), the seventh edition of the Pride in Education conference on 4 July is to stand as a crucial event in the fight for inclusivity and equality. This year’s conference is partne By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Amnesty International responds to government’s “dangerous” ban on teaching sex education to children under the age of nine The UK government has announced that Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum will not be taught to children until the age of nine, a move which Amnesty International has called “dangerous”. The government’s new guidance proposes that children should not be taught sex education under the a By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Teachers still as uncomfortable discussing LGBTQ+ topics as they were two years ago, new research finds Progress has stagnated and teachers are just as uncomfortable discussing LGBTQ+ topics with pupils as they were two years ago, new research of more than 6,000 teachers by Just Like Us, the LGBTQ+ young people’s charity, has found. Fifteen per-cent of teachers across the UK said they felt “not very c By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ children’s education company Pop’n’Olly to donate 300 LGBTQ+ children’s books to primary schools in the constituencies of Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman In response to “anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric” coming from the Tory Party Conference, LGBTQ+ children’s education company Pop’n’Olly has announced they are donating 300 of its LGBTQ+ children’s books to primary schools in the constituencies of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. O By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News GCSE results in Brighton & Hove “rise above pre-pandemic levels” Results released by Brighton & Hove City Council have shown that provisional overall GCSE results in Brighton & Hove are “significantly above the pre-pandemic results of 2019”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Just Like Us announces date of School Diversity Week 2024 School Diversity Week is a celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion, celebrated by thousands of primary and secondary schools. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Mental Health New study to find out about school experiences of people who identify as both neurodivergent and genderdivergent and how these experiences impacted mental health Mental health: What can genderdivergent and neurodivergent folk tell us about their experience in schools and what schools can do to support them? The aim of the present study by University of Southampton is to find out about the school experiences of people who identify as both neurodivergent and g By Contributor • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Over half of Scottish secondary schools adopt LGBTQ+ Youth Charter to support inclusivity for staff and pupils Set up by LGBT Youth Scotland, which provides youth work to LGBTQ+ young people, the scheme provides schools and organisations with training to challenge prejudice and ensure that equality and diversity is at their core. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
rainbow flag on a desk LGBTQ+ News New research shows majority of LGBTQ+ young adults wish LGBTQ+ education started in primary school or nursery The majority (74%) of LGBTQ+ young adults believe children should learn about LGBTQ+ inclusion in primary school or nursery, according to new research by Just Like Us, the LGBTQ+ young people’s charity. The research was carried out independently by Cibyl in January 2023. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
