Boys Development Project
320 Commercial Way, Peckham, London SE15 1QN
0207 732 9409

Projects, Consultancy and Training

We have five recently completed projects:

Boys in Early Years (commissioned by Manchester Early Years) had two parts, the first was to provide training to those working with boys (3-5) in the 40 Children’s Centres across the city and the second involved supporting 18 initiatives with boys focussing on communication, school skills and motivation. This project ran from September 2010 until July 2011 and the final report is now available. Download here:

Warwickshire Young Fathers Scoping which involved a geographical scoping; an agency telephone audit; a practice focussed literature review; consultations with young fathers and the development of an appropriate and realistic strategy. This project was completed in April and a report is now available. Download here:

BDP Boys Talking Sex funded by the Department for Education and commissioned by Brook) which aimed to consult with significant numbers of boys and young men about their attitudes and behaviours towards sexual health. We provided workers with a monthly session plans, they delivered this to a group of young men and feed back their views, which we then compile into themed reports. Because of so many of the projects involved being cut, we have put this on hold until the sector settles down.

The first two summary reports ‘Young Men and what others think of them consultations’ and 'Young Men and the law' can be downloaded here:

(Young Men and what others think of them consultations)
(Young Men and the law)

Guidelines for commissioners and workers targeting and engaging boys and young men in sexual health issues (funded by the DfES, and published by Brook), these are now available from Brook in paper priced £20.00. Click here for more details.

Research looking at how midwives and young fathers relate to one another. This project has been commissioned by Brook. A copy of this research can now be downloaded here, or by going to the downloads page.

Other Project Work

Trefor Lloyd is also a research consultant to the Centre for Young Men’s Studies at Ulster University in Belfast which is in the fifth year of a longitudinal study looking at conflict, violence and safety. Two literature reviews looking at boys, conflict and violence and boys’ underachievement have been prepared by us and the boys and underachievement review is now available. Download here:

Ongoing Projects

We currently have 6 ongoing projects:

BDP Preparing Boys for School (funded by the Wates Foundation for two years) targeting parents to ensure that boys have the required skills set to make the transition into school successfully. This project is being delivered mainly in South East London primary schools. A booklet is now available titled Boys into School and can be downloaded and brought from the Resources Page. We are one year into this two year project, and a summary report of year one is now available. Download here:

About Boys Course (ABC 0-5) is an 8-hour (4-session) programme that targets mothers with sons between five and eleven. The themes are gender differences, boy’s development, discipline and boundaries, motivation, communication and boy’s achievement. Professionals can attend a training course, which leads to accreditation to deliver this very successful programme. Sixty people are currently in the accreditation process. There are already 40 accredited trainers for the ABC 0-5. For a description of training opportunities go to the ABC 0-5 page by clicking here.

BDP About Boys Course (ABC 5-11) is an 8-hour (4-session) programme that targets mothers with sons between five and eleven. The themes are gender differences, boy’s development, discipline and boundaries, motivation, communication and boy’s achievement. Professionals can attend a training course, which leads to accreditation to deliver this very successful programme. The next course will be in London, see the ABC page for further details.

Conflict Resolution Skills (funded by six Lewisham Primary School’s) for boys in Year 3 (7/8-year-olds). This project aimed to teach boys conflict resolution skills at the very earliest stages of development. Programmes have been delivered and a project summary can be downloaded here:

Boys at home and school (funded by six Lewisham Primary Schools), which targets specific families where boys are struggling at school. This programme offers families strategies and support to increase their abilities to provide boundaries and discipline to their sons. Programmes are still being delivered and evaluated to see the potential for mainstreaming. This is an on-going project in two schools.

Pastoral Care Initiative - we have been funded by and working with a Lewisham Primary School looking at ways to address behaviour issues, especially with boys. We are partly reviewing and revising policy and procedures, but also developing specific initiatives to be delivered in this academic year.

[This page was written in November 2011 and will next be updated in February 2012].