…factors, such as gender, ethnicity and disadvantage, have in shaping educational outcomes, success and educational futures. 2. Unfair Deal, published in September 2015, examines the impact on students of the…
White working class boys from poor neighbourhoods unlikely to do A-levels
…how different combinations of factors affect young people’s educational life chances. Disadvantaged students, especially white UK boys, have poorer outcomes and living in a poor neighbourhood compounds this. “Unfortunately, although…
Equity of Access: Early childhood education as universal entitlement
…educational opportunity over the past decades, access to high quality education remains incomplete and inequitable.’ (International Commission on the Futures of Education, 2021, p.21) The principle of equity is at…
A Fair Start? How working early with children in West Cornwall is breaking down barriers
In the next of our A Fair Start? blog series, Cat Keene, director of services for the charity Trelya, based in Penzance, writes about how early intervention is transforming lives.…
Two thirds of primary heads report insufficient catch-up funding
…20% sport and extracurricular activities. In the wake of a pandemic that deprived many children of experiences outside the home, access to these activities and experiences has never been more…
Trinity Multi Academy Trust
…life chances of the young people. “We have a strong belief that, if our practice is transformational and serves the needs of the most vulnerable, then it should be shared…