'One in Four primary school boys 'have special educational needs'

This article looks at the gvernment report from October 2010 which expresses that: 

"Almost one in four primary school boys have special educational needs, with many suffering from behavioural and emotional problems."

and that "Boys of primary age are almost twice as likely to have special educational needs (SEN) compared with girls".

The report shows that as the chirldren move on into secondary scool they become "three times more likely to have SEN" Alongside this, the report also shows that the types of SEN are likely to have, varies between genders with "Girls with SEN statements were more than twice as likely to have profound or multiple learning difficulties or hearing problems compared with boys."



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