Differences in how male and female brains work mean single-sex schooling will make a comeback, a leading headmistress says.
Vicky Tuck, president of the Girls’ School Association, which represents the country’s top independent girls’ schools, told her association’s annual conference in Winchester: “Far from living in the dying days of single-sex education, I am confident that as understanding of the brain continues to evolve, what is obvious to us will become obvious to everyone: girls learn in a different way to boys and it is crucial to cater for their separate needs.
“I have a hunch that in 50 years’ time, maybe only 25, people will be doubled up with laughter when they watch documentaries about the history of education and discover people once thought it was a good idea to educate adolescent boys and girls together.”
