Purpose
To prevent fourand five-year-old boys under-achieving at school, reduce behavioural problems and boost learning
Funding
£30,000 from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to deliver the project to 31 children in its evaluation year
Background
Social enterprise the Boys' Development Project has worked with primary schools to raise boys' achievement for more than 10 years. It found increasing numbers were entering school struggling with issues such as compliance and poor language and social skills, and leaving with fewer skills and abilities. So it launched Stand Out Boys in an effort to tackle problems early on. "We're working on the basis many of the boys that stand out in reception will require an intervention if not now, then later," says project worker Trefor Lloyd. "So our view is: why wait?"
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