The teenage years are a particularly difficult time: racing hormones, identity development, popularity contests, exams, and of course, sexual development all take place at once. Yet, historically our schools and colleges have not been seen as great places for non-heterosexual people; their experiences are often typified by forced silence, victimisation and harassment.
The most recent schools report from charity Stonewall found that almost half of young LGBT people are victims of bullying. Shockingly, Stonewall’s 2014 Teachers' Report found 86 per cent of LGBT secondary school teachers have also experienced homophobic bullying. These findings are very alarming for everybody interested in education, but particularly LGBT students and staff members who spend a significant proportion of their lives in these environments.
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British Social Attitudes Survey