Just a quick summary of this video for those students who didn’t get a chance to see it in class due to technical problems – once the vid has outlined some of the reasons for boys underachievement it then goes onto look at some policies to combat this – you can’t forward through it to select the best bits – which is annoying as it’s hardly the most rivetting documentary I’ve sat through!

Some of the policies referred to –

• Single sex schools
• A ‘male centred curriculum’
• ‘Male centred’ learning
• Motivating and rewarding boys in a manner that has credibility for them
• Boy friendly resources that are more engaging for them
• Controlling where they sit in class
• Breaking down coursework into smaller chunks