Gary B. Wilson

Widely regarded as the country’s leading authority on raising boys’ achievement, Gary Wilson, has been a freelance consultant for over fifteen years, and author of six books for Bloomsbury press about raising boys’ achievement. His first book "Breaking through the Barriers to Boys' Achievement and Developing a Caring Masculinity,” made it clear from the outset that work with boys must never be to the detriment of girls. His books cover boys’ issues from pre school and early years (“Boys Will be Brilliant”), through Primary ("100 + Ideas to Help Raise Boys’ Achievement,”) to secondary (including "Raising Boys’ Achievement: Pocket Pal” ). In addition, he produced for parents, the hugely successful "How to Help Your Boy Succeed”.

A teacher for twenty-seven years, he began work on raising boys' achievement in his own cluster of schools in West Yorkshire in 1993.

In 2003 he was made the country's first Local Authority school improvement officer with specific responsibility for raising boys' achievement. From 2005-2011 he was chair of the National Education Breakthrough Program on Raising Boys' Achievement,

He has spoken at countless LA and national conferences all over the world. He has advised and delivered training in over a thousand schools and over thirty LAs across the UK. He has also worked with teachers in Australia, the Caribbean and across Europe. He has delivered countless sessions for parents and governors and worked with boys across the length and breadth of the country. He presents keynotes, and delivers INSET days and training sessions for Primary and Secondary schools, as well as twilights and parents’ sessions.

His latest book, “Let’s Hear it from the Boys”, published during lockdown, cites the experiences of countless boys gleaned from countless discussions with groups of boys over a period of ten years.

Contact wilson.gary@talk21.com