LGBQT

V.A.S.E Academy is committed to supporting young people and embracing individuality. We have ensured that staff are trained to support our pupils and offer support. Where you see at staff member wearing one of these necklaces, please trust you will be listened to and supported.

What Young people say.

• Over half of LGBT young people (53 per cent) don’t feel there is an adult at school or college they can talk to about being LGBT.
• Three in five LGBT young people (60 per cent) don’t have an adult to talk to at home. 
• Two in five LGBT young people (40 per cent) have never been taught anything about LGBT issues at school. 
• Two thirds of LGBT young people (66 per cent) say their school doesn’t offer help to access resources that can support them.
• One in three trans young people (33 per cent) are not able to be known by their preferred name at school, while three in five (58 per cent) are not allowed to use the toilets they feel comfortable in.
• Nearly half of LGBT young people (45 per cent) – including 64 per cent of trans young people – are bullied for being LGBT at school or college.
• More than two in five LGBT learners in sixth form colleges (44 per cent) and half of LGBT learners in FE colleges (49 per cent) ‘frequently’ or ‘often’ hear homophobic language.
• It is important to recognise that different groups of LGBTQ+ children and young people may face different or additional barriers.