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Stephanie Lowe

Why is it important that children learn about gender identity? We ask the experts after Rishi Sunak declared 'schools should not teach about the concept'

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It's reported that Rishi Sunak’s government is planning a ban on teaching children about gender identity before the age of 13, and it's stirred up a lot of thoughts and feelings among experts and parents.

Many parents wonder about the best way to talk to their kids about sex and when the new Relationships and Sex Education became mandatory in schools in England there may have been a collective sigh of relief. But now, the new Government-suggested guidance says that schools in England should not teach gender identity, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising that it would ensure children were not "exposed to disturbing content".

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