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Learning and Development gender: Boy zone
Nursery World,
16 January 2008
Early years practitioners must view boys as they are, and not try to force them into a behaviour and learning model set by girls the same age, says Neil Farmer
Girls are continuing to outperform boys in every aspect of learning, as last year's Foundation Stage Profile (FSP) results again reminded us. Even in Physical and Creative Development, areas of learning where boys should feel confident and competent, the girls are making greater progress. To help address the problem, the DCSF has now published Confident, capable and creative: supporting boys' achievement - Guidance for practitioners in the Early Years Foundation...
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