Under-performance of boys at GCSE level ‘should be a matter of national concern’ professor says

The leading education professor said that the inadequate performance of men at the GCSE level is labeled as “chronic ve and should be considered as a“ important problem ..

Professor Alan, Director of the Center for Education and Employment Research at Buckingham University, said that men’s abilities are not “full” as much as possible, which can lead to a decrease in economic competitiveness of the country ”.

In that age group, he continued to predict that “girls will continue to be ahead”.

Their comments come before the students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive GCSe results on Thursday.

Prof Smithers said: “At this stage of education, the visible performance of men should be a national concern.

“But because men are seen as privileged as a habit, they do not get the attention they deserve.”

Last year, more than one -fifth of the UK GCSE inputs (21.8 percent) were given the best grades – at least 7 or A grade from 22.0 percent in 2023.

However, 20.8 percent of the GCSE inputs remained higher than 2019, when he received the best grades.

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Class 7/A or above was 24.7 percent of the total female entrances given last year – 5.7 points higher than total male entries (19.0 percent).

Prof Smithers said: “The chronic inadequate performance of men in education needs to be considered as an important issue.

“Apparently we do not fully improve the abilities of half of the population as much as possible.

“This can only lead to a decrease in the economic competitiveness of the country and ultimately loss of stance in the world.”

In 2023, Ofqual brought back the A rating standards in accordance with the pre -level levels in the UK, and returned to Wales and Exam organizers in Northern Ireland last summer before Pandemik.

The movement arrived after the COVİD-19’s best GCSE grades in 2020 and 2021, and the results were based on teacher evaluations instead of exams.

Last week, the ratio of the A -level entrances given the best grades increased again last year and remained above the pre -pandemic high

Speaking before the GCSE Results Day, Prof Smithers suggested that the ratio of GCSE inputs, which scored in the best grades this year, would “remain high ün a year before my pandemi compared to 2019.

He said: “We may see that a new normal that 2025 will resemble 2024, or the regulators may pressure more to return to pandemic levels.”

While traditional A*-G grades are used for GCSE in Northern Ireland and Wales, they have been changed with 9-1 system in the UK, where 9 are the highest.

A 4 is extensively equivalent to C degrees and A 7 is equivalent to a wide.

In the UK, many students who do not guarantee at least 4 classes in English and/or mathematics-are required to re-receive the subjects during the post-after-16 after training.

In his report, Prof Smithers reiterated the call of a “rethinking policy ında in compulsory start, as he suggested that they were“ destroying the spirit ”and“ completely moraleized ”.

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He said: “There must be an urgent examination of the re -adjustment requirement in order to change GCSEs with adequacy in order to enable them to gain fluency in the use of words and numbers.”

Prof Smithers also reiterated the calls of British Bakalorya, a government measures aimed at enabling students to receive a language in English, mathematics, science, a human science and a language in GCSE.

Thinking of temporary exam entry data for the UK, Prof Smithers stressed that GCSE inputs have fallen again for French and German.

In June, Spanish’s temporary figures passed French as the most popular foreign language in GCSE.

In his report, Prof Smithers said: “This increase in this popularity is uncertain, but may have anything to do with the increasing popularity of Spanish -speaking countries as holiday destinations.”

“A more prospective explanation is that Spanish is easier to see than French or German.”

An educational department spokesman said: ız We want every young person where they live to have the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their gender, background or the opportunity to succeed.

“Curriculum and evaluation review thinks where improvements should be made in the education system with the latest report and suggestions to be made in autumn.

“Later in this year, we will bring more reform as part of our change plan through our White Book to create an education system in which every child and young person can achieve and develop.”