The government has published long-awaited draft transgender guidance, which sets out how schools and colleges should respond to gender-questioning students.
The draft guidance has been published alongside a consultation on the proposals. The guidance is non-statutory, meaning colleges will not have a legal duty to follow it.
The guidance applies to students aged under 18 in further education and sixth-form colleges, as well as schools. However, confusingly, the guidance interchangeably described gender-questioning students in colleges as “students,” “pupils,” and “children.”
It does not apply to independent training providers, even those delivering apprenticeships or study programmes to under-18s.
