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UK initiatives referred to in the book

School Improvement and Excellence (incorporating Excellence in Cities and specific initiatives within this such as Education Action Zones) (p. 222)

New Deal for Communities (p. 222)

Sure Start (p. 222)

Extended Schools (p. 224)

Sure Start Children’s Centres (p. 224)

Information and Resources on Gender and Achievement

Government (DfES) Gender and Achievement Website

Boys, Girls and Literacy - National Literacy Trust

Academic Research Centres and Projects

Centre for Research and Education on Gender, Institute of Education, London

Gender and Achievement Lab, The Pennsylvania State University

Gender and Achievement Research Program, The Institute for Research on Women and Gender, The University of Michigan

Raising Boys’ Achievement Project, University of Cambridge

Other Resources Links

The ‘Background Paper’

Children and the Conflict in Northern Ireland