Sunak promises guidelines for schools on issues of gender identity

The promise comes after a rightwing thinktank said safeguarding principles were being disregarded in many secondary schools when it came to gender identity. Photograph: Peter Lopeman/Alamy

Rishi 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 identity.