‘Closing the attainment gap for boys at secondary school’
This landmark book draws on the experiences of six British secondary schools that made positive choices to improve their boys’ achievement and succeeded in doing so.
They did not need outside resources or experts.
Their girls’ results did not suffer.
They have high-quality data over several years and with whole-school numbers.
Key quote: “Make your school the kind of place the boys want to come to.”
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Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis). Publisher’s page for the book.
Publication date: 3rd August 2026
Podcast with the author
In this episode of the Celebrating Men Podcast, Larry DeMarco sits down with educator and author Mike Bell to uncover why so many boys struggle in education and what schools can do to help them succeed.