Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in English Language at GCSE, possibly even narrowing the focus to disadvantaged boys.
My idea is to do a pilot scheme, evaluate what is effective then disseminate this information to other staff.
Why?
This complements the School's priorities for improving student provision, and my responsibilities as temporary Second in Department.
How?
I plan on first consulting our departmental SEF and SISRA Analytics to properly understand the extent of the gap.
I then plan on studying the research of consultants such as Abigail Norfleet James, whose accolades include being in the Gender and Education Association, the International Boys’ Schools Coalition, and the National Association for Single-Sex Public Education.
Her book: 'Teaching the Male Brain: How Boys Think, Feel, and Learn in School' is the most contemporary detailed study I have managed to find; it was published in March 2015.
And also to consult the work of Gary Wilson, who was asked to write "Using the National Healthy School Standard to Raise Boys' Achievement" for the DFES. I will begin by consulting his most recent work on the subject:
I hope that these texts will provide some practical strategies for closing the gap, which I can then implement and evaluate in terms of their effectiveness.
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