Taking Boys Seriously: Boys as relational learners - Have you signed up to the 10 principles?

Schools are urged to get involved in trialing the principles of boys as relational educational learners emanating from TBS research. These principles have been developed to influence pedagogy, practice, and policy, recognising boys as relational learners.

CSSC Chief Executive Mark Baker commented,

"CSSC's vision is one that supports controlled schools in providing high quality education for children and young people, to enable them to learn, develop and grow together.  We are committed to supporting controlled schools in addressing the barriers to learning and underachievement of all pupils, particularly boys impacted upon by social deprivation. It is critical that we continue to work together across sectors to improve educational outcomes for our children and young people."

Taking Boys Seriously Principles

Access the ten Taking Boys Seriously Principles here 

Accessible version of Taking Boys Seriously Principles can be accessed here

What next?

Get involved!  Register your interest in participating in the active research here.

Did you miss the conference?

Ulster University intend to provide the full video of the conference and we will link to that as soon as it is available.

Hear again from those involved 

Watch the videos of the boys and educators involved in Taking Boys Seriously 2 here 

CSSC is a project partner in the research which is being led by the Widening Access and Participation department of Ulster University and the Centre for Youth Research and Dialogue with other project partners including the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS), Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC), and YouthAction Northern Ireland (YANI).

27 October 2021