Social Policy And Gender

Question 1

National curriculum

Answer 1

Gave all pupils equal entitlement to all subjects for the first time which has been created with the increased achievement of girls in the last 20 years

Question 2

GIST AND WISE

Answer 2

Encourage girls to get involved in subjects they have traditionally avoided

Question 3

1999 gov to help boys

Answer 3

Gave grants to primary schools to hold extra writing classes for boys to help push up their SAT scores

Question 4

Breakthrough programme

Answer 4

2005 introduced mentoring, after-school classes and e-tutorials for teenage boys in an attempt to improve their exam performance