Rethinking Boys’ Engagement

An interesting post here on boys' engagement, debunking some myths and moving away from the assumptions about competition and real-world relevance of content. What it suggests as good practice is equally applicable to girls too.

What this Head of English found worked well:

1. Quality feedback that encouraged lots of repetitive practice in their areas of weakness
2. Positive relationships based on effective behaviour management
3. Really high expectations for all pupils

This is expanded upon in the full blog post which is worth a read:

https://markrobertsteach.wordpress.com/2017/07/03/rethinking-boys-engagement-my-talk-from-tllleeds17/