Materual Factors Affecting Underachievement

Question 1

Highest hourly rates of pay for male full time employees in UK

Answer 1

Chinese, Indian, white, black

Question 2

Highest percentage of ethnic group entitled to FSM

Answer 2

Bangladeshi at 38.5 followed by Black African 33.6

Question 3

Wanless Report 1997

Answer 3

Black pupils more likely to be permanently excluded than other groups

• 1.5 as likely as white British pupils to be identified with behaviour related needs
• but in bottom set regardless of ability
• less likely to be identified as gifted and talented

Question 4

Sewell

Answer 4

Black African pupils raised in lone parent families

• lack role models
• lack opportunities
• attracted to gangs which encourage macho masculinity
• reject school values

Question 5

Lone parent families (sociologist)

Answer 5

Sewell

Question 6

Which report?

Answer 6

Wanless report 1997

Question 7

What do minority ethnic groups have compared to white British

Answer 7

A larger proportion of members with working class backgrounds in higher education

Question 8

FSM statistics

Answer 8

Only 24 percent of white British boys entitled to FSM achieved five or more GCSE grades A - C compared to 27 percent of African Caribbean