‘Schools must listen to trans and non-binary+ young people if they want to embed true inclusion’

“I hope that every LGBT+ child feels able to be themselves at school” writes Angus Natalie Jones (Image: Pixabay)

When I think about school, the first thing that crosses my mind is how uncomfortable I felt in that environment as a young trans person. Sure, I was hiding the development of my gender identity from my parents at home, but school was no means of escapism from this.

Throughout my time in school, gender was presented in an ‘oil and water’ sort of way – the concept of “boys and girls” were separate, with no crossover or alternative.

I went to a mixed primary school, where pupils were only referred to as “boys and girls”, and an “all-boys” secondary school. As a trans pupil this was particularly hard, and made

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