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White working-class pupils ‘lagging behind’ despite London effect

White working-class young people face some of the biggest barriers to educational success in England, with pupils in parts of the capital failing to benefit from the its wider “London effect”, according to analysis.

Extra help for more students on Turing’s final trips

The Turing scheme’s budget will remain unchanged at £78 million for its final year despite more ‘disadvantaged’ students becoming eligible for extra support.

Our report, Crossing Paths, explores how geography, gender, and ethnicity all impact opportunities for disadvantaged young people.

New research published today by the Sutton Trust reveals how geography, gender and ethnicity all impact opportunities for disadvantaged young people, with big variations across England.

Revealed: The enrichment gap that could cause a headache for DfE

Pupils attending the least deprived schools are offered a greater choice of enrichment activities than those at the most deprived, new research suggests.

Latest Teach First research reveals the stark reality facing England's most disadvantaged pupils — and calls for urgent action.

Pupils experiencing persistent disadvantage consistently demonstrate some of the lowest educational outcomes in the system – falling, on average, nearly two years of learning behind their peers by the time they sit their GCSEs.

Katherine Birbalsingh: Middle class parents shun my schools

The middle class shuns Britain’s strictest school because the pupils are not wealthy, its headmistress said.

This paper offers practical lessons for government on how to better serve boys from low-income families, both in policy making and delivery.

Nearly half (44 per cent) of the gap between the GCSE results of disadvantaged pupils and their peers already exists at age 11, according to new Education Policy Institute (EPI) and Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) research, underscoring the critical role of early years and...

Almost half of the disadvantage gap ‘locks in’ by age 11 – research

Almost half of the GCSE attainment gap between poorer pupils and their better-off peers is “locked in” by the end of primary school, new research has warned.

Many of the biggest challenges facing the education system – including absence, disengagement and SEND – are complex, interrelated and are shaped by socioeconomic circumstance.

Low-income families with disabled children at risk of 'digital exclusion'

Thousands of low-income families raising disabled children are at risk of being cut off from vital online support, according to analysis which found 93% are either digitally excluded or vulnerable to exclusion.

Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits

Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils.

White working-class pupils ‘lagging behind’ despite London effect

Extra help for more students on Turing’s final trips

What drives social mobility? A closer look at Crossing Paths

Young people’s prospects shaped by mix of postcodes, ethnicity and gender

Revealed: The enrichment gap that could cause a headache for DfE

Rewriting the future for persistently disadvantaged pupils

Persistent disadvantage – further analysis for Teach First

Katherine Birbalsingh: Middle class parents shun my schools

Insights from early years settings

44% of the GCSE disadvantage gap is locked in by age 11, first-of-its-kind research shows

Almost half of the disadvantage gap ‘locks in’ by age 11 – research

Growing apart: the evolution of the disadvantage gap

Low-income families with disabled children at risk of 'digital exclusion'

Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits