Questioning a school re GNC pupils

[Smugpenguin]

Wasn't sure how to title this.

In a few weeks we're going to start viewing the local state primary schools for our 2019 school starter.

Unfortunately we're living in what seems to be a hotspot for supporting the transition of primary aged children (hope the following link is OK to post).

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3254152-Misgendering-is-illegal-and-boys-who-ID-as-girls-can-now-share-bedrooms-with-girls-on-school-trips

So Arbury primary will be one that we view.

I'm not the most eloquent of people, but this is a topic that I do wish to broach with all the schools we visit.

Please could you help me compile a succinct but thorough list of questions that I could ask to work out where a school stands on this?

I don't want to be labelled before my child even starts (!), so I don't really want to be "all guns blazing", but just sensible, rational questions that will get the answers I need to inform our application choices.

This is something I'd possibly home school or move house over, so I want to have the facts I need - I just need to know how to get them!

I don't want to start my kids at the school and find out in a year or so that there are boys in the girls toilets, girls in the boys, and parents are being told to legally change their 4 year old''s name on the say so of their 4 year old who likes to play with dolls.

So, wiser people, what should I be asking?! Thanks for any help!

I'd ask them something neutral and see what they say - don't make it clear in your initial question what your stance it.

So maybe ask about their approach to diversity and inclusion (don't mention trans / sex / gender) and see what they say. This will give you an idea of where their focus lies.

Then follow up with a question asking about what their approach to gender is.

When we were looking at schools for the first time (before I had a clue about this stuff) we were keen to find a school with minimal religious indoctrination (fine with teaching about religion).

So, I asked the question "how does the school approach the requirement to provide an act of religious worship?"

One said "we sing hymns in assembly and we say grace at lunch"

The other said "we teach about all the major religions and sometimes we do things like encouraging the children to close their eyes and think about wonder and awe".

No surprises which one suited us best!