Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils

Mr Slater recommends the DfE should choose several areas of the country to test reforms (PA) - (PA Media)

The school system in England is consistently failing the country’s poorest children and needs reform, an ex-Department for Education (DfE) boss has said.

A report by former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater has said the current education system disincentivises schools from focusing on the pupils who need help the most.