Overview
- Pupils may change name, pronoun and uniform at school as a non‑medical social transition, including in rare cases from age four.
- Staff are told to proceed with caution, avoid initiating changes, consult parents and consider relevant medical advice before any decision.
- Rules state students cannot use opposite‑sex toilets, changing rooms or PE classes, and schools must accurately record sex at birth.
- The policy reverses previous Conservative guidance that banned pronoun changes in primary schools.
- Reaction was immediate: Conservatives and the group Sex Matters criticized the move, Baroness Cass said it reflects her review, and the UN Special Rapporteur voiced concern about legal certainty for women and girls.