We’ve been writing for a number of years about the attainment and progress of long-term disadvantaged pupils. So when we were given the opportunity to look at their longer-term outcomes, we jumped at it. You can read our report to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership here.
When we’ve looked at attainment and progress in the past, we’ve seen not only that disadvantaged pupils tend to do worse than their better-off peers, but that those who are disadvantaged for the longest time do worst of all.
We’ve also seen that outcomes for the most disadvantaged pupils vary by region, and that much (though not all) of this is related to differences in ethnicity among the underlying population. In this new study, we wanted to see whether these patterns are repeated in longer-term outcomes, both in education and in the labour market.
