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Homophobic language heard by 78% of primary school pupils, new research finds

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

Corey DeAngelis, an anti-LGBTQ+ education activist, exposed for past involvement in gay porn

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

UK LGBTQ+ schools programme to become free to all secondaries

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

Pride in Education partners with Festival of Education to “address the rising challenges to trans rights and LGBTQ+ inclusive education” in the UK

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

OPINION: Amnesty International responds to government’s “dangerous” ban on teaching sex education to children under the age of nine

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

Teachers still as uncomfortable discussing LGBTQ+ topics as they were two years ago, new research finds

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

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

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

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