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Just Like Us Impact Report 2026

Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people's charity working with schools across the UK. Its Impact Report 2026 marks the culmination of its five-year strategy and tenth anniversary: four in five UK secondary schools now take part in its programmes, Pride Groups run in one in four secondary schools, and 63,959 pupils were reached in 2025/26 against a backdrop of intensifying anti-LGBT+ sentiment.

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Just Like Us is the UK's LGBT+ young people's charity, marking its tenth anniversary in 2026. It runs Pride Groups, School Diversity Week and Allies Week, provides resources and e-learning for schools, career mentoring for LGBT+ young adults, and the UK's largest network of LGBT+ volunteers aged 18-25.

Key Metrics

Pupils reached 63,959 pupils reached in schools across the UK in the 2025/26 academic year.
Schools taking part Four in five UK secondary schools now take part in Just Like Us programmes.
Pride Groups growth Pride Groups programme grown by 30%, now running in one in four secondary schools, breaking down isolation for LGBT+ pupils.
Career mentoring Career mentoring provided for 50 LGBT+ young adults, and the only LGBT+ charity supporting the Department for Education's anti-bullying toolkit.

Key Outcomes

  • 63,959 pupils reached with LGBT+ inclusion programmes in a year of rising anti-LGBT+ bullying.
  • Pride Groups now run in one in four UK secondary schools, giving LGBT+ pupils a safe place to belong.

Geography

UK-Wide

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