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鈥淢any young people who are questioning their sexuality feel ashamed,鈥� explains Mr Malcolm Pacey, Joint Leader of Wellbeing. 鈥淎s a result, many of them hide their true selves, meaning they end up missing out on sharing some of those formative teenage experiences with family and friends, such as their first relationship.鈥� Pride month is not just for the queer community. Rather, it鈥檚 an opportunity to spread the anti-homophobia message and to reinforce to all students that our protected characteristics, including our sexuality, must be respected.

With this in mind, each teaching space throughout the school is sporting a specially-designed Pride 2024 sticker as a reminder to everyone in the space of the aims mentioned above. In year-level assemblies and House Assemblies as well as in tutor groups, our students have had the chance to view short videos as stimulus material for discussion on topics such as why many LGBTQ+ people find it hard to 鈥榗ome-out鈥� as well as examples of the effects of homophobia. These initiatives follow on from our LGBTQ+ Roadshow in the Spring Term this year, which saw a panel of staff and students who identify as queer talking frankly about the issues which affect them. These are some of the ways in which we fulfil our requirements for the promotion of British Values in schools.

Mr Pacey closed the interview by mentioning that "...growing up is hard for everyone, but it can be a lonely and isolating experience for those who don鈥檛 think that they鈥檙e straight. We hope that Pride month at 91茄子 has made all of us proud of the part we have in the 91茄子 Community.鈥�