The research published by the new Department for Children, Schools and Families is almost certainly part of a disinformation campaign intended to defend the current female hegemony in Britain's teaching profession. We should first examine who heads this particular department, and then examine who authored the report, "Gender and Education: The Evidence on Pupils in England." It is almost certain they will be people with a rigid attachment to the ideology of Feminism. Unfortunately, a stronger force than 'polite persuasion' will be required to remove these social revolutionaries.

Errol Flynn, Chester, Feminist Utopia of England

I would be very unhappy if the teaching profession in this country followed the example of, for instance, New Zealand, in biasing recruitment in favour of male teachers for primary school positions. The same concern has arisen there, and the solution was seen as being simply to give preference to male teachers over female teachers when filling vacancies, to try to redress the balance. The result has simply been that able female teachers cannot obtain positions, even if they are the most suitable applicant for a vacancy, and the country is losing valuable resources, as women drop out of the teaching profession in pure frustration. The education of the children suffers abysmally from this over-simplistic approach.

Tala, Swindon, Wiltshire

The army might have something to show teachers. Learning to use military machines - guns etc. takes a good and effective teacher.
No room for political games in this.

john cramer, strathfield, australia

The report concludes “very little evidence to date as to whether a teacher’s gender does or does not play a significant role in their pupils’ attainment”.
The word is "sex". If the report can't even get something as basic as the right English language term right, it can be dismissed.

The teacher's sex has a profound infuence on the way his pupils perceive him, and how they respond to his teaching. How could it be otherwise?

Malcolm McLean, Bradford, UK

There is a wealth of sociology studies that show that the GCSEs and A-levels exams were changed to suit the female ways of learning.
This is social engineering on a massive scale by successive Governments obsessed with gender-politics.
If these studies are wrong then how come boys used to do far better than girls at O-levels, the Original A-levels and at University?
it is an absolute disgrace that this has been allowed to continue.
But what do you expect if they are not playing on a level-playing field?
But hey - let's just blame the boys instead of the real culprits at the Department of Education with gender-biased teaching ideas.
Boys are constantly being told they are the problem in all areas of life from television to the classroom.
Its the drip drip effect of telling some one that they are a joke (TV ads), a failure (at School), trouble-makers (on the streets), and are to blame for societies ills that wears them down.
Teach the sexes in styles that suit them.

phil doherty, newcastle, Uk

The only way to significantly raise standards of boys in schools, is to ensure that far more fathers are involved. Too many children are suffering from the loss of a father through family breakdown and the 2nd class status the fathers are then subject to in their children's lives.

Boys do not see their fathers involved in schools as many mothers are, they then come to the conclusion if fathers are not involved then why should they bother.

Those that do not have fathers involved in their lives at all are generally dreadfully disadvantaged at school, this needs to be recognised and taken much more seriously, as these boys then question their own value in relation to education and society if their fathers are not valued.

It is obvious that male teachers will never replace involved fathers as role models to children at the younger ages especially when it is most important.

A balance of male and female teachers is far better than the 100% women many schools have presently.

Jeff, Weybridge,

Plus you've got the fact that any man who wants to work with kids belongs on the sex offenders register. That's got to affect the positive role model scheme.

karl, oxford,

The apparent attainment of boys could be addressed by altering methods of assessment. Current assessments for GCSE courses favour girls' skills by their emphasis on coursework and projects. Traditional examinations allowed boys to show their skills better. Remember the days of O levels, when boys' achievements were higher? (And their self respect)

P Robbins, Cornwall,