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Gareth Southgate: We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them
Key takeaways
- George Sandeman BBCSir Gareth Southgate (second left) with Naz, Taylor and Rhys in Middlesborough.
- The former England football manager told the BBC this was needed to tackle the crisis facing boys and young men who feel isolated and are struggling with education, employment, identity and mental health.
- "I think anybody that's worked with either sex at a younger age knows there are some fundamental differences," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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George Sandeman BBCSir Gareth Southgate (second left) with Naz, Taylor and Rhys in Middlesborough. The way boys are taught in schools should be changed to take account of their "fundamental differences" to girls, Sir Gareth Southgate has said.
The former England football manager told the BBC this was needed to tackle the crisis facing boys and young men who feel isolated and are struggling with education, employment, identity and mental health.
"I think anybody that's worked with either sex at a younger age knows there are some fundamental differences," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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