Material Deprivation

Question 1

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (2012)

Answer 1

Barely a 1/3 of pupils eligible for FSM achieve five or more GCSEs a A*-C including maths and English.

Question 2

FLAHERTY (2004)

Answer 2

Money problems in the family are a significant factor in children’s non-attendance at school

Question 3

HOWARD (2001)

Answer 3

Young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy. Poor nutrition affects health which may result in a child’s absence from school affecting their overall educational achievement.

Question 4

WILKINSON (1996)

Answer 4

Among 10 year olds, the lower the social class, the higher the hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorders all of which are likely to have a negative effect on the child’s education.

Question 5

BLANDEN AND MACHIN (2007)

Answer 5

Found that children from lower income families were more likely to engage in ‘externalising’ behaviour (fighting etc.) which are likely to disrupt their schooling.

Question 6

CALLENDER AND JACKSON (2005)

Answer 6

Fear of debt: WC students develop the fear of debt and view going into debt as negatively. And so therefore going into higher education (university) tends to be dismissed as a route to success.