Education: So you want better results? Try sitting boys next to girls A simple experiment in the seating arrangements at an Essex comprehensive is paying dividends in improved results for both sexes, says Jerome Burne

From: The Independent - London | Date: April 5, 2001| Author: Jerome Burne | Copyright information

Could the problems schools have with boys be solved by something as simple as sitting them next to girls? It's now a truism that boys as a whole are more disruptive in class and generally do worse in exams than girls. At Notley High School in Essex, however, this pattern has been changing for the better, ever since they began telling the children where they should sit.

John Hartley, the headteacher, explained: "A couple of years back we took the decision not to let the children choose...

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