A Devon head teacher is “absolutely amazed” to have welcomed the newest class to her mixed sex school that is made up entirely of boys. Christine Jones, of Bassett’s Farm Primary School in Exmouth, said it was the first time it had happened in her teaching career and it has never happened before in the 30-year history of the school.
The 20 four-year-olds started in the foundation class at the 320-pupil school on 7 January. Mrs Jones said teaching a class full of boys has not presented any particular challenges so far:
“We are making sure they do mix with the other foundation class which is made up of 16 girls and 14 boys- especially for outside play. So we are making sure they are meeting girls. We just can’t explain why this has happened, it’s not something I have ever heard of before in all my years of teaching.”
Professor David McMullan from the University of Plymouth said the probability in the class of 20 students was “a one-in-a-million chance”.
Is a class full of boys easier to manage than a class full of girls I wonder?
