3. Education

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In this episode, teenage boys all over the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their school lives. She hears their take on their behaviour at school, the importance of the memories they are making with friends and, critically, the importance of trusted relationships with adults while in education. Teachers also share the results of work done to close the attainment gap between boys and girls, and Catherine visits a pioneering project which is designed to intervene early in boys’ lives, to help them achieve academically. Thanks to Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic School, Rochdale Taking Boys seriously, Ulster University Dance United Yorkshire DRMZ Carmarthen Youth Project Oasis Multi Academy Trust Johanna Primary school, Waterloo Mark Brooks OBE Steve Chalke MBE Producer: Catherine Carr Researcher: Jill Achineku Executive Producer: Marie Helly A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4