UK: GCSE Results: White, Working-Class Boys Got Shafted Again – But Nobody Cares

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2016-08-28 05:14

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'Today’s GCSE results revealed that boys still lag behind girls dramatically in many subjects – with girls having an 8% lead on boys in getting A*-C grades.

This is nothing new – girls have been steamrolling the boys years at GCSE, A-Level and in university admission.

Even in “male” subjects that few girls take, like computing, they have 2 per cent lead.

It’s clear – British girls are achieving while British boys, mostly are not – and nothing is being done to help them catch up.

The Government tried minimising coursework, which they felt gave girls an edge, but the gap increased further.'

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