Amber formed a new club with the help of Just Like Us, an LGBTQ+ young people charity nominated for ‘grassroots or charity organisation of the year’ at the Metro Pride Awards.
Amber says that while the school was keen to find a teacher to run a hangout for queer pupils and allies, it was Year 7 students pushing the most for one.
The school in the Hamden Park area of Eastbourne, a coastal city in East Sussex, previously had a ‘Rainbow Club’ with 60 students that ended when the teacher running it retired.
Club meetings see members discuss topics such as how the school can celebrate Pride or better incorporate pronouns into teaching, before playing games to ‘shake off the feelings’.
Amber helped set up the school’s ‘Pride Club’ in November.
