NHS Forth Valley have a document called ‘Supporting Transgender & Gender Variant Children & Young People - Guidance for Schools’
It’s a contradictory document, poorly written with whole sections that disagree with various pints. For example it talks about wanting to prevent sex stereotypes and how restrictive they are but then goes on to praise how brave it is to be trans, when it’s the most sexist thing in the works to say that someone who likes things traditionally associated with one sex is in fact born in the wrong body.
It’s all awful but has some particularly worrying sections, in particular a part on dealing with young children with learning disabilities, basically saying to guide them that only certain behaviour is appropriate for each of the sexes. I’ve attached the section.
It also says teachers should not tell anyone if a pupil says they are transitioning- including their parents or other staff members.
It has jolly part about girls binding their breasts, written as though this is something totally reasonable and healthy to do.
The whole thing is misinformed & doesn't reflect current science on the fact and boys and girls do not have pink and blue brains and therefore are born in the wrong body.
It wilfully leaves at risk children (autistic, sexually abused or depressed) without any support as it simply says accept any child who says they are trans and not to involve their loved ones or even any one else in the school who could help.
There’s evidence that often traumatised children use transitioning as a way to dissociate from themselves. This would no longer be picked up on.
This should not be anywhere near schools. I cannot believe the NHS is endorsing this anti-science trans propaganda that seeks to turn gender non conforming kids into permanent medical patients. And will also leave really vulnerable young people with no proper support.
Sorry that this is not edited and a bit ranty, I wanted to share it as I’m so horrified. Putting my baby to sleep so got to write fast and furiously in case he wakes!
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions
NHS Transgender guidance for schools
QuarksandLeptons · 30/11/2017 20:06
Sorry for the rant but this is all so very dangerous - both for children and for adults working with them.
Please note: by age 2 or 3, a child starts to develop a sense of being a male or female. Some
children with a learning disability/additional support needs, however, may not develop gender
awareness at the same age and stage as their peers. It is important that children with ASN are
actively taught gender identity so that they understand the gender assigned to them at birth.
Conversely, this often requires blatant ‘boy/girl’ activities. However, once a child understands the
gender assigned to them at birth, teaching and practice can diversify to include non-stereotypical
approaches and allow the child to explore their True Gender identity.
That is horrific
And this is another reason why academies are a seriously shite idea..... but that's a whole other thread 
That's actually frightening .
It reads as if someone with a very polarised view has been allowed to write an opinion piece and then just have it published as factual guidelines.
Even if you don't disagree with the concept of transgender children there's some absolute garbage passed as fact there, plus much of it is completely flouting evidence from paediatric psychologists on managing gender dysphoria in children (from what I remember).
And even worse is the fact that an adult who doesn't know how to deal with a particular situation may refer to that document in good faith.
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