Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographic
High-performing primary and secondary schools in England should be encouraged to admit more disadvantaged pupils from white working-class backgrounds to help reverse a continuing crisis in underachievement, an independent inquiry has said.
The independent inquiry into white working-class educational outcomes concluded the current education system was “not set up to serve white working-class children and families”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/29/white-working-class-children-failed-by-england-school-system-inquiry-finds
Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
Publish date : 2026-06-29 18:43:00
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