How do you bring out the best in boys? This was a question that preoccupied Windham Nursery School last year, when 75 per cent of its intake was male. Without wishing to enforce gender stereotypes or exclude girls, Windham drew up a thoughtful and extremely effective strategy.
Deputy head Cherry Baker says, 'While individual children may be more or less masculine or feminine in behaviour, we recognised that having a large group of boys would change the dynamics of the nursery. Based on our experience and knowledge of child development, we knew there were specific areas we needed to look at to bring out the best in them.'
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