All the updated news related to educational inequalities

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Colleges and universities tasked with addressing inequalities

A new report has outlined measures for colleges and universities to take in a bid to address persistent inequalities in access to education. The joint report from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ...

18 Jan 2023 at 13:45

Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes – report

Areas of the country where disadvantaged pupils perform worse are more likely to have large populations of poor white children, a report has suggested. The Institute for Government (IfG) think tank has said disadvantaged white pupils in England ...

21 Aug 2025 at 10:01

Local News

Donegal ETB calls on Government to tackle inequalities in education sector

Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) is calling on the Government to commit to tackling inequalities in the education sector by supporting the priorities laid out in the #SupportYourLocalETB campaign. Representatives from Donegal ETB met ...

03 Jul 2024 at 16:33

Children with Send from poorer homes facing ‘double disadvantage’

Children from poorer homes with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Send) face double the disadvantage, a charity has warned. Disadvantaged children with Send are being failed by a system “beset with inconsistency and mind-boggling ...

16 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Low-income white children already disengaged before secondary school – study

White children from low-income backgrounds are already the most likely to be disengaged when they start secondary school, a study has found. Low-income white children (LIWC) already score the lowest for self-reported interest in lessons ...

26 Sept 2025 at 00:01

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

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 ...

27 Oct 2025 at 12:22

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