Key Trends In Educational Achievement Flashcards
1
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Educational trends
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GCSE performance by social class, gender and ethnicity
Attainment 8- progress made over 8 key subjects
University entrance
2
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How class can affect overall score (attainment 8 data)
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Boys on FSM- 31.2 points
Boys not on FSM- 45.6 points
Girls on FSM- 37.7 points
Girls not on FSM- 51.0 points
3
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Key findings of attainment 8 data
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For all ethnic groups, students on FSM underachieve compared with peers not on FSM
All ethnicities: girls achieve better than boys (average of 6pts whether on FSM or not)
Differences between FSM and non-FSM pupil attainment significantly worse for white students than other groups (17 points difference vs average of 14 points )