The underachievement of children in school (Epstain et al, 1998, Reed, 1999), has raised concern nationally and globally and has been the main focal point of the current gender." Newspapers contain headlines such as “It's right to worry about the future of our young people” (The Observer, 2010), “Use sand to help kids write, says government” (2009: Guardian), “Are they university students or lessons for same-sex students are the best?" (2009: Guardian) and "A quarter of kids fail to write target at age 7!" (2009: Guardian) In this essay I will present relevant statistics that illustrate the current gap gender related to the poor performance of boys. In addition to this, I will also exemplify the social and political change that has occurred over the times in terms of how this has affected the educational outcomes of boys and girls, identifying the contrast in educational outcomes between girls and boys. Finally, I will suggest how I would approach such a problem, if I had the influence to do so. Geoff Hannan, an expert on the subject, suggests that boys are 11 months behind girls in speaking and listening skills, a. year back. in literacy and six months behind in mathematics. Hannan also claims that in KS3 tests which take place in year 9, girls are often more than a year ahead of boys in English, with 10% more girls consistently achieving the highest GCSE grades (A* to C) . The core subject of English appears to represent the greatest separation between girls' and boys' academic achievement. MP Ivan Lewis suggested that 17% of girls make a leap forward, scoring higher than boys in this subject. In other subjects such as history, geography, design, technology and modern languages, Lewis says there is still an apparent discrepancy, with a 10% higher performance at... middle of the paper... .ann, 1999. Print.Kirby, A. "Poor achievement in boys." Practical parent. Winchester, Web. 19 March 2011. .Pirie, Madsen. "How exams are set for girls." The Spectator, [UK] 20 January 2001: 2-4. Print.Reed, L. Raphael. “Disturbing Boys and Disturbing Discourses about Masculinity and Education: A Feminist Exploration of Current Debates and Interventions Concerning Boys in School..” Gender and Education 11.1 (1998): 93-110. Print.Pastore, Jessica. “A quarter of kids can't write down their goal at age 7.” The Guardian [UK] 25 August 2009, sec. Education: guardian.co.uk. Network. 24 March 2011.Spencer, H. The Principles of Biology 2. London: No Publisher, 1867. Print.Williams, Rachel. "Use sand to help kids write, says government." Guardian [UK] 29 December 2009, sec. Education: guardian.co.uk. Network. March 24. 2011.