Sentences with phrase «working class children»

But he believes that white working class children will soon be fighting against immigrants and he is concerned about the future of his children.

It would be appalling if the coalition does not find a way of helping working class children like me to go on to further, and higher education in future.

A deep passion for providing low income and working class children equal education opportunities.

Today's research tells us two new things: that underrepresentation is significantly higher for white and black working class children than it is for those from Chinese and other Asian communities.

Even if grammar schools could increase the number of working class children attending them a policy of reintroducing secondary modern schools for the other 80 % is wrong.

Mr Wood was giving evidence to the Commons education committee, which is investigating how to improve the performance of white working class children in primary and secondary schools.

The statistics and anecdotal evidence regarding a system which fails children at 11 years old shows clearly that such divisiveness does not aid social mobility or enable working class children to achieve their potential.

In light of this analysis, the Sutton Trust is calling for a renewed effort to close the attainment gap, recommending that: - Schools implement targeted improvement programmes for those students at particular risk of falling behind, including white working class children.

«Today's research tells us two new things: that under - representation is significantly higher for white and black working class children than it is for those from Chinese and other Asian communities.

Donaldson says that TFA is often looked at like a «volunteer experience for upper, middle - class college graduates at the expense of working class children.»

Schools implement targeted improvement programmes for those students at particular risk of falling behind, including white working class children.

Chris Wood told MPs Ofsted was now urging schools to focus on white working class children, amid concerns they are getting a raw deal.

The government's pupil premium scheme, which gives more money to schools for each child on free school meals, should also be more focused on aiding white working class children, he added.

The report - Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children - identifies this as a «real and persistent» problem.

A free school to open in Barnsley aims to raise the aspirations of white working class children - identified as the lowest - achieving group.