«White, working - class boys are in danger of becoming
an educational underclass,» said the think tank's director, Christian Guy.
His remarks follow a speech earlier this week from education secretary Michael Gove which stated that an «
educational underclass» was partly responsible for last month's riots.
Giving a speech at the Durand academy in south London, the education secretary said an «
educational underclass» had developed which thousands of children were joining every year.