ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY

Question 1

‘Gifted and Talented’ programme;

Answer 1

a. Created with the aim of meeting the needs of more able pupils in inner-city schools
b. Gillborn (2008); official statistics show that whites are over 2x as likely as black Caribbeans to be identified as gifted and talented

Question 2

Exam tiers;

Answer 2

a. Tikly et al (2006); in 30 schools all using the ‘Aim High’ initiative to raise Black Caribbean pupils’ achievement, blacks were nevertheless more likely than whites to be entered for Foundation Tier GCSE’s