class inequality

Question 1

What 3 factors effect achievement?

Answer 1

material deprivation
cultural deprivation
cultural capital

Question 2

What is material deprivation?

Answer 2

the lack of money/ ability afford basic recourses

Question 3

What percent of pupils on free school meals gain 5+ A*-C GCSEs compared to non?

Answer 3

FSM = 33%
non = 61%

Question 4

How far ahead are middle class children in reading compared to the working class at 15yrs old?

Answer 4

2.5 years ahead

Question 5

What percent of inadequate schools are in a deprived area (Ofsted)?

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

How many times more likely are low income backgrounds to be excluded compared to high income?

Answer 6

5x

Question 7

How many persistent truants leave school with no qualifications?

Answer 7

1/3

Question 8

What housing problems effect attainment indirectly?

Answer 8

lack of outdoor space for safe play + exploration
temporary accommodation families suffer more from psychological stress
crowded homes are more at risk for accidents
cold/damp cause illness

Question 9

What housing problems effect attainment directly?

Answer 9

temporary accommodation families have to move often > disrupt education + miss school from moving
overcrowding has less room for educational activities + homework

Question 10

What did Howard (2001) say about material deprivation?

Answer 10

low income children have lower intakes of nutrients + minerals > weakened immune system > absence from school + lack of concentration in lesson

Question 11

What did Wilkinson (1996) say about material deprivation?

Answer 11

for 10 year olds, the lower the social class the higher the rate of hyperactivity, anxiety + conductive disorders > negative teacher labelling

Question 12

What did Blanden and Machin (2004) say about material deprivation?

Answer 12

low income children more likely to have ‘externalising’ behaviour
eg. fighting, temper tantrums ect.

Question 13

What did the government do to overcome diet and health problems of low income children? Why doesn’t it work fully?

Answer 13

give free school meals
20% don’t use the entitlement due to stigma surrounding it

Question 14

What did Callander and Jackson (2005) say about material deprivation?

Answer 14

WC are debt averse - 5x less likely to apply to uni + UK applicants fell by 8.6% in 2012 (after increase of tuition fees to £9000)
less likely to receive financial support - MC= 81%, WC= 43%