Relief as new transgender guidance released for schools

The draft transgender guidance for schools has been published, clarifying that schools are not required to accept a child’s request to socially transition; and parents will generally have a right to know if their child has made a request.

Minister for women and equalities, Kemi Badenoch, said the guidance is intended to give schools ‘greater confidence when dealing with an issue that has been hijacked by activists misrepresenting the law’. 

According to the guidance, single-sex spaces such as toilets, showers and changing rooms, are to remain single-sex; and instead of children and teachers being required to use ‘preferred pronouns’ - alternatives should be found, such as using first names.