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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Besley

Education system not set up to serve white working-class children, major report finds

The Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational Outcomes also determined that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed to tackle why such children are the lowest-performing large demographic in England’s school system (file photo) - (PA)

The education system is “not set up to serve white working-class children and families”, an independent inquiry has concluded.

The Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational Outcomes also determined that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed to tackle why such children are the lowest-performing large demographic in England’s school system.

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