The education system is failing white working class boys. It’s not news and it’s not peculiar to the UK – different studies across the wider world have been saying it in academic language for some time. But Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, made headlines with her clearly expressed views this week.Perhaps not surprisingly The Telegraph chose to emphasise the … [Read more...] about Failing boys at school, failing society
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Education and inequality: Part Two
In the last post I presented statistics showing that Scotland has some high percentages of pupils living in one council area but attending secondary school in an adjacent area. There were two notable examples: pupils commuting from Glasgow to its leafy suburbs — East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire — and also from Clackmannanshire to Stirlingshire. In this post we'll look … [Read more...] about Education and inequality: Part Two
Mapping educational inequality in Scotland
It would be a rare child that would ask "how do I get the most out of the life ahead of me?" The answer that well-meaning adults would give, and often do give even without being asked, is: "work hard".But if we were being more honest we'd say: "Work hard, but first make sure you were born in the right place, with the right parents."With this in mind, one way to assess … [Read more...] about Mapping educational inequality in Scotland