This programme takes a further look at the work of two schools attempting to break through the range of barriers in boys' learning.
St Aloysius RC College, in north London, is working with the Arsenal Football Club specifically to develop literacy skills motivated by football materials.
Matthew Arnold School, a mixed comprehensive in Surrey, is undertaking multiple intelligence profiling in order to assess preferred learning styles and to develop mentoring strategies.
This programme offers insights into boys' psychological fear of failure, which, it is argued, may contribute more significantly than currently appreciated to the barriers in boys? learning and attainment.
