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Does trans school guidance give us 'clarity'?

The government has issued new guidance telling schools to provide separate toilets for boys and girls – but is the education secretary reluctant to say that out loud?

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Education secretary Jenny Gilruth (pictured) says the Scottish Government’s new guidance on the treatment of transgender pupils – which instructs schools to provide separate toilets for boys and girls – provides 'clarity'.

The Scotsman’s education correspondent Catriona Stewart explains why, for some, the guidance isn’t clear enough.

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Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

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