Society needs to act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry says

Society needs to act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry says

The education secretary says she is backing the inquiry to "get to the heart of the barriers holding children back".

9 Nov, 01:52

White working-class 'disadvantage gap' needs education shake-up to fix, inquiry says

Education reforms are needed as the system is "not set up to serve white working class children and families", an inquiry has found.

29 Jun, 05:27

Society must now act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry declares

Society must act to improve the educational outcomes of white working-class pupils, the co-chairwoman of an inquiry has said. The Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes revealed in June that the group suffers some of the weakest outcomes across the country. It has now launched its second phase, combining research work with education organisations to implement recommendations, the inquiry …

9 Nov, 04:40