Primary schools should stock books and learning resources which “celebrate” transgender people, according to new Government-backed guidelines aimed at fighting prejudice.
Guidance released Wednesday by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) — which represents nearly 30,000 school leaders, most of whom are primary heads — instructs schools to “ensure the visibility” of transgender perspectives in the classroom.
The document was specifically drawn up to advise schools on how best to make transgender staff, “students”, and pupils with transgender parents “feel positively represented in lesson content and welcomed in the school environment”.
“Primary school leaders may want to ensure books featuring trans parents or celebrating gender identity and difference are included in the curriculum,” states the guidance, which is expected to be rolled out at primaries across the UK.
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Schools should also “clearly communicate” their “commitment to equality and inclusion”, in newsletters and on social media, “with specific mention made” of transgender issues, according to the guidelines, in which primaries are also advised to force parents and pupils to sign a “detailed contract of inclusivity”.
‘The role of school leaders” in advancing the trans agenda in schools, the NAHT tells its members, involves “forbidding complaints (or fear of complaints) from parents, governors or staff members to interfere with their commitment to an inclusive school environment.”
The document also tells headteachers to make sure dress codes are “modified to avoid gender stereotypes”, warning that “gendered” uniform lists with specific items for men and women “may not be appropriate for gender fluid or non-binary individuals”.
The guidance was endorsed by the Conservative government, a spokesman of which told the Telegraph: “We welcome any initiative which supports LGBT staff in schools, helping to create a more inclusive environment and enable them to fulfil their potential.”
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