One of the things that young LGBT+ people have often told us is that homophobic bullying in schools is frequently subtle and carried out in public areas with fewer adult witnesses, such as in toilets or playgrounds.
Other more blatant instances can be tactically ignored by some staff or dismissed as “just banter”. For the person on the receiving end of this (however they might react outwardly) it is never just banter.
We know that 78% of primary school children across the UK hear homophobic language at school. This figure is down from the 91% reported in 2021, but it is still very high. (Just Like Us, 2024).
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