The non-statutory guidance on transgender pupils is being drawn up by the Department for Education and expected to be published within weeks. ... it states throughout the importance of biological sex in single-sex spaces. It also leans heavily on the findings and recommendations of Hilary Cass, the paediatrician who was tasked by the NHS with reviewing gender identity services for children and young people.
The prime minister is concerned about parental consent, and the guidance will set out in detail when schools must inform parents about their children questioning their gender.
It will be clear that certain triggers, such as a child changing their name, must involve parents and require their consent before the school can affirm their new identity.
Changes to uniform, such as a boy who begins wearing a skirt, are considered less obvious triggers but will nonetheless be highlighted in a similar way.
“Cass is really clear that social transition, so even wearing a skirt to school, using a different name, all of those things, are consequential; they are not a neutral thing to do,” a source said. “As someone responsible for safeguarding you have a duty to tell the parents.”
There is an exception, where information can be withheld from parents, for cases where the child is believed to be at risk of “significant harm” at home.
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