Trans schools’ guidance: What does it mean for me?

Ben Chang  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Feb 2024
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Trans schools’ guidance: What does it mean for me?

L: Ben Chang. R: Singer Kim Petras, who was born male, had ‘gender confirmation surgery’ in 2007 aged 16 (photo: @kimpetras).

Following months of delaying, the UK Government finally published its draft ‘Gender Questioning Children’ guidance for schools in England. Although pending consultation, the guidance nonetheless sets out the government’s trajectory and gives some much-needed clarity for teachers.

The guidance is more conservative, or ‘gender-critical’, than many expected, and has already triggered backlash from activists; Mermaids called it ‘out of touch and absurd’. The English guidance is also notably divergent from the equivalent guidance in Scotland which takes a much more liberal, or ‘gender-affirming’ approach.

Here are my top four take-home points from the guidance, and what it means for Christian teachers, parents and pupils.

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