What is the new gender guidance for schools and colleges in England? Summary Ministers have released updated guidance on how schools and colleges in England should respond to students who are questioning their birth gender. Other Related Coverage Schools gender guidance step forward but cannot be completely foolproof – Cass | Independent ‘Gender guidance could drive wedges between schools and parents’ – Tory peer | The Standard Fury over Labour trans schools policy: Ex-Ofsted chief warns schools will have 'too much leeway' to let children as young as four to transition 'while keeping it secret from their parents' | Daily Mail