Male teachers to instruct boy pupils with no positive role models in life skills Teachers at Chase High School in Westcliff-on-Sea have agreed to help Boys will learn about how to treat women and how to speak to them 'Young men have a skewed view of what a relationship is like because of the easy access to pornography', headteacher says Students also taught how to be better with money and personal hygiene Life learning: Male teachers are to teach students without role models skills like chatting up girls and shaving (file picture) Schoolboys with 'skewed' views of women because of easy access to pornography are to be given lessons by male teacher in how to treat girls and polite ways to chat them up. The scheme is aimed at youngsters without a positive role model in their lives, and will also tell them how to be better with money and also improve personal hygiene, including how to shave properly. It has been trialled at a number of British schools as a way of preparing children without mothers, fathers or older brothers to be 'decent men'. Male teachers at Chase High School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, have agreed to give their boys a variety of skills. These will include how to save money, how to ask a girl out, how to treat women, how to approach a teacher if you have a problem, how to present yourself and shave, and what it means to be a good pupil and friend. They will also do golf lessons, football tournaments, and team building activities such as camping, survival skills and bowling increase their self-confidence. It is hoped this will also improve their learning and eventually their academic results. Head teacher Victoria Overy said: 'It's a way of supporting them differently. It often involves pupils on free school meals who may not have a male role model in their life. They feel their life could not be much different. Role model scheme: Chase High School, in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, hopes it will improve boys' learning and eventually their academic results The boys input has been vital and ideas range from subjects they want to talk about to activities they want to do. Committed: Victoria Overy, headteacher at Chase High school says 'It's about improving self-esteem and helping them to grow up to be decent men' We want to improve their attitude to learning and school, to have them feel appreciated. I have a school full of really committed passionate young men who the lads already look up to and it's a gift. Now we are more overtly doing something more about that. She said The Lilian Baylis School in Lambeth, south London, had recently spoken about similar initiatives and the improvements at an education training day. 'They and also Cornelius Vermuyden on Canvey have both seen real results so we've taken some of the ideas and are working with our male teachers and the male pupils to come up with our own scheme. Chase intend to start in the New Year by setting time for boys and male teachers to work together. Mrs Overy said: 'Young men have a skewed view of what a relationship is like because of the easy access to pornography. 'It's about improving self-esteem and helping them to grow up to be decent men. Just going to lessons will make no difference unless you look at the whole person rather just them as a student. Troubling: School leaders say some boys have had their views of girls 'skewed' by pornography so they should be taught about respect and how to speak to women Girls will work with female teachers on finance management and career aspirations. The school was recently rated inadequate by Ofsted. One of the volunteer teachers Colin Brodigan is looking forward to the new approach. The head of science said pupils were to be chosen or nudged towards taking part and work with them depending on their needs. Male mentors involve teachers, the site manager and gardener. Mr Brodigan said: 'I can't wait to get started it's a fantastic opportunity. We will look at what will benefit them and suit their interests, but most of this will involve team work and setting them challenges. 'We see big differences as students get older they have a more mature perspective and we're trying to foster that earlier to make them better people. 'This will be a whole new way of approaching life for them, things we can't teach in a subject, like general life skills. We hope every year group will benefit from this.