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 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
Fundraising News Get Involved: Just Like Us launches 190 Challenge to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ young people To represent the 190 days young people spend in school each year, LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us is asking you to run, row, cycle, hike or swim 190km, or create your own 190-minute challenge, to fundraise for the charity and improve the lives of LGBTQ+ young people, so they can feel safer and hap By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans guidance for schools: Teachers will not be ‘compelled’ to use a child’s preferred pronouns Trans guidance for schools in England has been published by the Department for Education today (Tuesday, December 19), after being delayed from the summer. The non-statutory guidance requires schools to inform parents if their children say they wish to change their gender identity, with some narrow 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 More than 6,000 schools in the UK get involved in School Diversity Week 2023 Just Like Us, the LGBTQ+ young people’s charity, provides free, ready-to-go resources so that teachers can make their lessons and celebrations LGBTQ+ inclusive in an educational and age appropriate way. By Graham Robson • 2 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
Transgender News UK government to publish trans guidance for schools for summer term Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised schools will receive guidance on policies for transgender pupils for the summer term after a teaching union said its members were navigating a ‘minefield’ around gender. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Time for Inclusive Education and Just Like Us announce new partnership to bring LGBTQ+ inclusion to more schools across Scotland and England The two charities will work together, combining their resources and expertise, to reach more schools than ever before. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Petition launched to keep LGBTQ+ content taught in schools This counter petition is in response to a Parliamentary petition to have LGBTQ+ issues removed from the Relationship and Sex Education curriculum, which harks back to the dark days of Section 28 – a legislative designation for a series of laws across the UK that prohibited the ‘promotion of homosex By Graham Robson • 1 min read
