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Headteachers last night called for safeguarding guidance on transgender issues to be published 'as soon as possible'.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union piled more pressure on Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to publish the advice 'sooner rather than later'.
It comes as the chief inspector of Ofsted told school and college leaders there was a need for 'clearer and more specific guidelines' on relationships and sex education (RSE) in the wake of concerns from some Tory MPs about controversial content being taught to pupils.
This week Rishi Sunak said ministers would accelerate a review of how the material is taught.
Addressing more than 1,000 school and college leaders at the ASCL's annual conference yesterday, Ofsted's Amanda Spielman said: 'I think good relationships and sex education is an important and valuable thing in schools.'
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union piled more pressure on Education Secretary Gillian Keegan (pictured) to publish the advice 'sooner rather than later'
She told leaders it is 'doubly
