…to achieve in the top 25 per cent results at the end of their GCSEs. Boys on free school meals were particularly prone to seeing their achievement fall and become…
One in three clever, poor boys fall behind at GCSE, research finds
…grades. And the research, carried out by Education Datalab director Rebecca Allen, concludes that it is pupils on free school meals who fare particularly badly. Read the full article here….
Bright children from disadvantaged backgrounds fall by the wayside at GCSE
…despite achieving top results at primary level, according to analysis commissioned by the Sutton Trust. The trust said it identified the group of underachieving disadvantaged pupils as “missing talent” and…
Revealed: the towns where clever pupils fail if they’re poor
…charting the achievement of children who were entitled to free school meals. Far fewer such children did well at nursery, school and university in some constituencies, particularly outside London, than…
Pam Sammons: How to give bright but disadvantaged kids a leg up
…Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education project. Out of this group only 33% of bright but disadvantaged students took one or more A Level exam in what the Russell Group…
Bright pupils more likely to fall behind if from poor background, study finds
…half as likely to achieve three A-levels as their better-off peers, according to research published on Tuesday. Poorer youngsters’ life chances are further compromised as they are considerably less likely…