Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Primary education

Join our Primary Education forum to discuss starting school and helping your child get the most out of it.

Original poster

Class awards

3 replies

Twistedheartache · 21/03/2016 23:00

Just wondering if it was fairly standard to have separate boy & girl awards?
New achievement awards have been introduced at dd's school & somehow it feels wrong. Surely it should be the 2 children who achieved the most regardless of gender? Or is it important to boys & girls to see equal representation

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Justneedsomesleepnow · 21/03/2016 23:03

No it shouldn't be gender based. Neither should there be boys and girls lines...

jamdonut · 22/03/2016 20:40

Progress and achievement awards go to whoever deserves them regardless of gender at our school. Sometimes more girls get them, other times it may be more boys or an even mix...we rarely , if ever, split things into boys v girls.

roguedad · 22/03/2016 21:11

Probably OK for sports or some physically related stuff, but otherwise it's a bit old school. Boys vs girls in some things is a neat way of stirring up some competition though, and is a separate question.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread