We must end the 30-year silence about boys’ underperformance

By Schools Week, 11/27/2023

"...We wanted to focus on boys’ education because there has been a gender attainment gap for at least 30 years. Today, it affects boys of every age and stage from early years to SATs, and from GCSEs to university entry. Just over half of boys (56 per cent) meet the expected standard of reading, writing and maths at 11, compared with 63 per cent girls. This September, 34,000 fewer 18 year-old boys went to university than girls of the same age..."

Read the entire article: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/we-must-end-the-30-year-silence-about-boys-underperformance/