Education gender gap

Gordon Brown has promised action to avert the prospect of a "wasted generation of boys" and tackle the gender gap in educational achievement.

 

The chancellor said he and education secretary Alan Johnson have asked the chief inspector of schools to recommend changes in the classroom to personalise learning to boys' needs, including greater use of computers.

 

Brown also called for more sport and community service to encourage discipline and personal responsibility, and said that he was looking to do more to support mentoring of younger boys by teenagers.

 

Stakeholder Response: Association of Teachers and Lecturers