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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Millie Cooke

Disadvantaged children further behind in school than a decade ago despite £9bn spent, watchdog finds

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The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers is wider than it was a decade ago, despite around £9 billion being spent on the problem over the last year, a damning report has found.  

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