Voices: ‘It’s not the schools or the kids; it’s the parents’: Readers on why white working-class pupils are falling behind

The Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational Outcomes determined that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed - (PA)

Independent readers have been sharing strong views on what is holding back white working-class pupils, with many drawing on their own experiences of education, parenting and teaching in the classroom.

The conversation follows a major independent report, which concluded that the education system is “not set up to serve” white working-class children and families, and called for once-in-a-generation reforms to tackle the attainment gap.