1.1 Social class Flashcards
What is a child from a WC background less likely to do?
- Go to a nursery/play group.
- Leave school with 5+ GSCEs grade 9-4.
- Go to university.
What is a child from a WC background more likely to do?
- Start school unable to read.
- Fall behind in reading, writing & numeracy.
- Placed in lower sets.
- Study vocational subjects.
- Achieve lower grades in SATs, GSCEs & A Levels.
In 2022, what did FSM correlate to regarding education?
29% of FSM students achieved at 5+ in maths & english whereas 57% of non-FSM students got a 5+.
What did a study by University College London & Kings College London show?
In Britain, a child’s chance of success largely depends on parental background/earnings.
What did the 2021 research from the Institute for Fiscal studies show?
Students from MC families spent longer on home learning due to a better set-up & more support from parents.
What did the Sutton Trust in 2014 show?
Only 11% of state pupil went to the top 24 leading universities in the UK compared to 38% of private pupil.
What statistics were shown about GSCEs in 2021?
60% of GSCEs awarded to private pupils achieved an A - Only 30% to state pupil. (State grammar/selective schools get more A’s at GSCE than private).
What did Perry & Francis produce in 2010?
A detailed review of the research into the differences in educational achievement.
Summarise Perry & Francis’ review of research.
They found social class to be the strongest predictor of educational achievement, they recognise that it’s been identified as a police concern showing the extent of wider social inequality.
What did Michael Gove (A previous education Secretary) say in 2010? & what did Perry & Francis note?
“rich, thick kids” do better than “poor, clever kids” even before school. Perry & Francis note that there is a clean connection between poverty & educational underachievement & that there is a problem of this relationship.
What did research by the National Equality Panel, Sodha & Margo in 2010 show?
They highlighted that educational attainment is overwhelmingly linked to parental qualifications, occupation & income.
What did Cassen & Kingdon (2022) show about FSM students?
They’re likely to attend the lowest-preforming schools in deprived areas & less than likely to have been in care &/or have special educational needs.
What did Kerr & West (2010) show?
They noted it was a widespread phenomenon where research shows that social deprivation has negative impact of educational attainment, the UK has a high degree of social segregation.
What may be reasons for the social class gap?
- Lack of accessibility to universities due to high tuition fees.
- Households may have less access to resources such es textbooks or laptops.
- Parents didn’t go into higher education
What does the ‘The Guardian Article; The secret teacher’ suggest about the impacts of poverty on education?
- Some children who are hungry must be able to concentrate.
- Students may have absences due to illness caused by poor diet.
