14/08/2025 10:50
The Guardian
UK prime minister will be joined by Ukrainian president as he says Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessaryEducation secretary Bridget Phillipson has vowed to tackle the “yawning inequalities” in educational attainment.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, she said:Alongside the post-16 white paper that we’ll be publishing later on this year, I will also bring a big focus through our schools white paper on how we tackle these thorny generational challenges where white working-class kids across our country don’t get the start that they deserve.Now the school system is an important part of how we respond to that, but I would say alongside it so much of this develops and opens up in the early years. “The attainment gap that we see between less well-off students and better-off students opens up before the age of five. Continue reading...
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