Yes He Can! Closing the Attainment Gap for Boys at Secondary School

This book reveals how six schools successfully tackled their boys’ attainment gap by focusing on whole-school culture change. Full of practical advice to help make boys’ underachievement a thing of the past, this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders interested in boys‘ attainment and behaviour.

This book reveals how six schools, serving very different communities, successfully tackled their boys’ attainment gap by focusing on whole-school culture change. It explores the reasons why boys are underachieving and dispels common myths about engaging boys. Offering a wide range of tried-and-tested strategies, the book provides detailed guidance on creating a safe, respectful school community that enables boys and girls to thrive. Chapters outline how key interventions were implemented across each school and the impact they had including:Building strong relationships and supporting home linksRole-modelling and peer mentoringEnrichment and extracurricular activitiesLiteracy support and oracy developmentConsistent disciplineInternal observation and staff trainingFull of practical advice to help make boys’ underachievement a thing of the past, this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders interested in boys‘ attainment and behaviour.