Homophobic bullying

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January 2011

As a result of an article by Chris Banks in Express, suggesting that the Government was still not taking the issue of homophobic bullying in schools remotely seriously, we wrote again to the Education Minister, Anne Tolley, expressing our concern. We eventually received a lengthy reply, which can be read here.

Although the response goes into great detail, it appears to cover bullying in general, and there is no evidence that the specific issue of homophobic bullying is being covered in any detail. This is in spite of international campaigns which clearly show it to be a major issue of concern in many Western countries. As Tony Simpson, our Chair has commented (as quoted in Express) “As it is known that this is a topic which many schools remain nervous about, it is interesting that there appears to be little targeting of the issue as such”.