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Guidance on trans conversations in schools

19th December 2023

As reported by The Guardian, teachers in England won’t automatically disclose students’ gender identity questions; schools are expected to inform keep reading

A hand holds up a small transgender pride flag in a Bristol Street. The transgender pride flag is a symbol of pride for the trans community. The blue and pink stripes represent traditional colours for a boy and girl, while the white stripe represents transitioning, intersex, neutral and undefined gender.

Trans rights: Social transitioning rights in schools

27th November 2023

As reported by The Guardian, new guidance in England allows transgender children to socially transition in school, navigating a shift from keep reading

Guidance on transgender pupils delayed until spring

8th November 2023

As reported by The Telegraph, the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, has committed to releasing guidance for schools dealing with transgender pupils by keep reading

Transgender guidance for schools to be delayed

21st July 2023

As reported by the BBC, the government will break its own deadline to provide schools in England with guidance on keep reading

Trans safeguarding issues excluded from DfE’s updated guidance

13th June 2023

As reported by The Telegraph, transgender issues in schools have been excluded from the Department for Education’s revised safeguarding guidance keep reading

Row breaks out over school trust’s trans policy

17th January 2022

As reported by BBC News, row has broken out over a school trust’s decision to not admit transgender girls The keep reading