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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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‘Extend pupil premium to close destinations gap for disadvantaged teenagers’

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Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more than twice as likely as their wealthier peers to not be in sustained work or education five years after their GCSEs, research suggests.

The so-called destinations gap grows significantly in the years after students sit those exams, education charity Teach First said.

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