It is advantaged white pupils that both the white working class and ethnic minority pupils perform significantly worse than, according to the data. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
It found that the perception that many schools are unwilling to tackle racism on the part of Asian students towards white pupils. (sciencedaily.com)
At a teachers conference in July, David Hoare commented about the underachievement of poor white pupils on the Isle of Wight, which had prompted calls for his resignation. (educationbusinessuk.net)