Sunak promises guidelines for schools on issues of gender identity

Pledge comes after teachers call for clear guidance on ‘minefield’ of how to support trans pupils in EnglandRishi Sunak has pledged to publish guidance for schools on issues around gender identity within weeks, after teaching leaders accused the government of dragging its feet and leaving schools “in the crossfire”.It comes after a thinktank said safeguarding principles were being “routinely disregarded in many secondary schools” when it came to gender identit