Bridget Phillipson has sparked anger by suggesting that boys should be allowed to wear dresses to school. However she added that primary schools needed to 'tread with a lot of care', after she was asked if five-year-olds should be allowed to identify as the opposite sex. She was put on the spot after her department published long-awaited trans guidance for schools which waters down rules proposed by the Tories that would have banned primary schools from changing pupils' pronouns. Bridget Phillipson appeared on LBC radio's Call the Cabinet show on Tuesday morning'So if a boy wants to wear dresses, we should just… if we allow that to work. She added: 'I think it would be exceptionally rare for primary schools to be operating that.

Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2026 07:40 UTC