Dear S Dransfield 

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 26/11/23, which
was allocated reference number 2023-06. 

  

Please see below for the answers to your questions. 

  

1. Does your school inform the parents or guardians of a child as soon
they express that he or she might be a different gender to their sex, or a
wish to change gender? Yes 

  

2. Does your school operate a policy of self-ID for a child’s chosen
gender; in other words, do you affirm a child in their chosen gender?
Pastoral support and guidance is put in place before a child can then
self-ID.  

  

3. Which agencies and/or professionals do you consult when a child tells
you they wish to change their gender? The Brunswick Centre 

  

4. Does your school allow a child whose chosen gender is different from
their sex to: 

a. Use toilets defined according to their chosen gender, rather than their
sex? No 

b. Use changing rooms according to their chosen gender, rather than their
sex? No 

c. Take part in sporting activities according to their chosen gender,
rather than their sex? Yes 

d. Use single sex accommodation on residential trips according to their
chosen gender, rather than their sex? Yes, after consultation with all
parents of children who are sharing the room. 

  

5. Does your school require other children to refer to a child who has
chosen a different gender by their chosen name and preferred pronouns?
Yes 

  

6. Has your school ever carried out an Equality Impact Assessment to
determine the impact on other children of being required to affirm a child
in their chosen gender? No, the school has not specifically completed an
“Equality Impact Assessment to determine the impact on other children of
being required to affirm a child in their chosen gender”. However, the
school has completed an equality assessment which assesses how the school
can be more inclusive as a whole and create an inclusive environment for
pupils and their families’. 

  

I would be grateful if you would send me copies of any school policy
documents or guidance for staff on issues of sex and gender, such as your
EDI Policy, Transgender Student Policy, School Trips Policy.  Please see
relevant policies attached for Equality and Educational Visits. We do not
have a Transgender Student Policy. 

  

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request, you can request an internal review. When requesting an internal
review, you should supply the following information: 

  

• Your name and reference number (so that we can identify you and your
request) 
• Your contact details (so that we can contact you with our response) 
• Reasons why you are dissatisfied with the response to your request 

  

We will acknowledge your request for an internal review within 5 working
days and advise you of timescales for responding. 

  

If you are dissatisfied with how we have handled your request following an
internal review, then you may appeal to the Information Commissioner’s
Office (ICO) who is the UK’s Freedom of Information Regulator. Their
contact details are below: 

  

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details about this when they issue their decision notice. 

  

Kind regards 

 

Tom Earnshaw, Holmfirth High School 

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