Review of Strategies to Address Gender Inequalities in Scottish ...

APPENDIX 2 LIST OF STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED BY LOCALAUTHORITIESLocal authorityStrategy/Area of focusReported involvementl.a. staff pupils parents1 Reading: Blokes and Books, Bags of books 2 SQA performance – girls 3 Gender specific classes Learning styles 4 Raise Boys’ Attainment, S-Grade 567Handle TechniquesBoys literacy/home reading initiative Use of learning maps P1-7Getting the best out of boysEarly years Parent Services – promote role/ involvementof fathers in children’s learningContexts for learning – boysSure Start work – promote health improvement, men andboys in particularBoys’ underachievement; single gender classes, classorganisation, learning and teaching stylesBoys’ underachievement; learning and teaching styles, useof ICT, Mindstore, tracking systems, supported tutorialsLiteracy: learning and teaching styles, selection ofresources, emotional literacy programme 8 Tracking of individuals’ progress 91011Active Learning for boys Early literacy Top 30 Tips Partnership/role modelling/reading champions Storytelling Science Squad CASE Developing language skills and motor skills Variety of teaching experiences Language across the curriculum 12 Under achievement of boys 13Boys’ underachievement Raising boys’ achievement in writing 14 Boys and literacy 15 Citizenship in the 3-5 curriculum ______________________________________________________________________________________Review of Strategies to 62 University of StrathclydeAddress Gender Inequalitiesand University of Glasgow