EAL, Ethnicity And Parental Engagement And Aspiration Flashcards
Which ethnic group nationally had the highest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE?
Indian pupils had the highest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE, with 72.4%.
Which ethnic group had the lowest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE?
Gypsy/Roma pupils had the lowest percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE, with 9.1%.
Which ethnic groups had a higher percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE than the overall percentage?
Asian (60.6%)
Bangladeshi (60.6%)
Indian (72.4%)
Asian other (67.1%)
Chinese (83.8%)
White Irish (60.9%)
Other (53.1%)
Which ethnic groups had a lower percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE than the overall percentage?
Pakistani (50.3%)
Black (48.9%)
Black African (53.6%)
Black Caribbean (35.9%)
Black other (45.1%)
Mixed (51.5%)
Mixed White/Black African (50.0%)
Mixed White/Black Caribbean (39.1%)
Mixed other (54.2%)
White (50.9%)
White British (50.9%)
Gypsy/Roma (9.1%)
Irish Traveller (21.1%)
White other (52.5%)
Unknown (43.0%)
How does geography play a role in the performance of EAL pupils in the UK? (The ‘what’ effect..?)
Geography plays a role in the performance of EAL pupils in the UK. Forty percent of EAL pupils are educated in London, where attainment in schools is far ahead of the rest of the country.
Research suggests that most of the improvement in London’s test scores is the result of a growing immigrant population. EAL pupils outperform their peers in all regions except for Yorkshire and the Humber, so the “London effect” cannot explain the whole trend.
What was the unique statistic mentioned in the article about GCSE pupils with English as an additional language (EAL)?
Last year (2018), for the first time, GCSE pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) outperformed native speakers on all Department for Education (DfE) measures.
Pupils with English as second language ‘outperform’ white British at GCSE
What is difference between parental aspiration and engagement?
What does engagement look like?
Research shows aspiration is similar across ethnic groups BUT..
What’s bigger than aspirations is parental engagement so we’re talking about things like attending parents evenings at school, talking to their children about subject options, supervising homework, ensuring that the family eats together and has regular meal and bedtimes. ‘Those sorts of things appear to be more associated with this effect than pure aspirations. So it’s not just aspirations but behaviours that support the aspirations.
