Join Pride Groups

Be part of something incredible.

Pride Groups in action at a secondary school

1 in 4 secondary schools is part of our Pride Groups programme

Pride Groups change lives and wider school culture.

Connect with hundreds of school staff through our Pride Groups network and get all the training, resources and support you need to run a thriving lunchtime or afterschool club.

“I really value the community [Just Like Us has] created through staff and Student Leader training as well as the Whatsapp group, sharing advice, ideas and excellent practice.”

Secondary teacher

Why are Pride Groups so successful?

Pride Groups are safe places for everyone – 79% have pupils attending who are allies.

96% of teachers say our programme has improved young people’s wellbeing.

Peer-reviewed evidence in the British Educational Research Journal shows that Pride Groups transform school culture for the better.

“It’s made me feel more confident and that I have somewhere I belong inside of school.”

School pupil

What does Just Like Us provide?

  • Run your new or existing Pride Group with ease using our ready-to-go resources, icebreakers, posters and guides
  • Receive tailored support for running your LGBT+ club
  • New activities in your inbox every fortnight
  • Connect with hundreds of school staff in our Pride Groups community
  • Get termly online training for Student Leaders
  • Give your pupils the opportunity to win competitions and national awards
  • Access to online staff training on setting up a Pride Group

“Just Like Us have been absolutely awesome at providing us with fantastic resources to use both within our Pride Groups but also on a whole academy-wide basis. They have helped us loads.”

Alison Ollett, drama teacher at Plume Academy

Why join our Pride Groups Programme?

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“I can trust that the resources are high quality, age-appropriate and engaging. This saves me loads of time preparing for the club!”

Secondary teacher

Meet the Pride Group changemakers

The Pride Group at Blue Coat School, a Church of England, mixed state school in Coventry, isn’t just changing LGBT+ pupils’ lives – it’s making positive, lasting change for their entire school.

Staff Champion Shannon said: “Students are not only participants but active changemakers, shaping both awareness and practice within the school. The Pride Group empowers students to have a voice, take leadership, and actively contribute to a more inclusive school environment.”

Pride Groups FAQs

Join our free Pride Groups programme by filling in this form – it takes just 45 seconds.

You can also get started on our free e-learning course, How to set up a Pride Group, which explains the process of getting set up from scratch, evidence on their impact that you can share with SLT and ideas on how to make your group a success. You can go at your own pace and it takes under an hour in total to complete.

Yes, definitely — the programme is designed for you too. It’s ideal for both total beginners and schools that already have some form of group they’d like to develop further. As a member, you’ll get access to fortnightly resources, termly training, a network of school staff running groups, and dedicated support for running your LGBT+/ally club. Many of our most active Pride Groups started out as something informal and have grown with our support.

Sign up now to get started (it takes 45 seconds).

You’ll be joining 1 in 4 UK secondary schools already on our Pride Groups programme and you’ll receive access to:

  • Resources and inspiration to run your group landing in your inbox every fortnight – from book recommendations and podcasts to national competitions to ensure group your group flourishes
  • Access to our staff WhatsApp community for staff running Pride Groups across the UK, where you can get support, share ideas and ask for advice
  • Termly Student Leader training – each term we’ll run a new virtual session to empower your pupils in taking ownership of their groups, each session is run twice within a term to increase availability (past session slides then get uploaded to the portal for you to use at your leisure), keep an eye on your inbox for date announcements. More information is included in our Student Leader FAQs
  • Direct 1:1 support from our team via calls or emails
  • The chance to take part in Allies Week, a UK-wide celebration where hundreds of Pride Groups celebrate allyship with our support, activities and resources
  • Access to our resource library including materials from the past four years and new resources every year for Anti-Bullying Week, Allies Week, LGBT+ History Month, Pride Month and Rainbow Friday

Starting with the evidence is usually the most effective approach. 96% of teachers in our Pride Groups programme have reported that their group improved the wellbeing of pupils — that’s a compelling stat to put in front of a headteacher. It also helps to emphasise that the programme is completely free, requires no prior expertise, and comes with ready-made resources and training so the workload on staff is minimal.

If your SLT has concerns about parental or community reaction, it’s worth noting that Pride Groups are open to LGBT+ pupils and allies alike. They’re about creating a safe, welcoming space for all young people to learn and work together to make positive change in their school – pupil voice is an important aspect and perhaps an important issue to your SLT.

You might also point to the broader school culture benefits: research shows that LGBT+ inclusive environments improve the wellbeing of all pupils, not just those who are LGBT+.

Still not sure where to start? Our team is always happy to help – contact us and we can talk you through how to make the case in your school.

Join our free Pride Groups programme by filling in this form – it takes just 45 seconds. Then our team will email you information about downloading resources.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

By joining our Pride Groups programme, you’ll get ready-to-go activities, inspiration and advice on what to do. You’ll also get access to our staff WhatsApp community where 1,000+ staff running Pride Groups across the UK share what they’re doing in their sessions and what’s worked well.

You can also ask pupils what they want to do in their Pride Group, or create a suggestions box where pupils can write down ideas or questions they have that can then be answered the following week.
Some of the Pride Groups in our network get creative with community building activities, arts and crafts, have discussions based on news articles, or develop longer-term projects like planning events for Allies Week and Pride month.

If you’re having challenges running a group and not already a member, join our Pride Groups programme to get support, resources and access to our community of like-minded teachers also running Pride Groups.

We also go into more detail about approaching challenges and troubleshooting in our free e-learning course, How to set up a Pride Group. It covers common questions and challenges that may arise as well as research behind the impact of Pride Groups and why they are so important to school environments – this can be great when discussing the group with SLT and parents.