The purpose of this policy essay is to explore the impact of the Equality Act 2010 in the post-compulsory education sector on transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming people. Under the Equality Act 2010, the rights of transgender people are protected; however, the rights of those who are intersex or gender non-conforming are not protected. It examines the issue within the context at Reading College, part of the Activate Learning group, the wider educational context, societally and within the policy making process. Within these contexts, the use of social media has been explored, examining its ubiquity and exposure to young people. Alongside this, interviews were conducted with students and teachers and statistics gathered from studies and through online tools for gathering data from Twitter. There are three recommendations made for how post compulsory education could be more inclusive of transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming people, specifically looking at the impact within Reading College. The recommendations were: a change in policy, adaptation of toilets and a change in the law to include those who are intersex and gender non-conforming.
Permanent link to this resource: https://doi.org/10.24384/000485
Cunningham, Jonny
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\School of Education
Year: 2018
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