The purpose of this document is to reassure and support school staff and others working with children and young people who express gender variance in order to ensure that children and young people’s experience of education is as positive and supportive as it possibly can be. It also aims to reassure parents around how we can support their children and young people within our education settings.
The information included in this document has been gathered from a number of sources:
- Current literature on gender variance
- Relevant equality policy and legislation
- Good practice from other areas within the UK and internationally
- Information from schools, families and young people in Highland (and beyond) on how best to support them
The aim is to look at how best education staff and others can support, inform, protect and enable children and young people in Highland expressing gender diversity to achieve their full potential, whatever age and stage a young person is at.
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