“Disparities Between Regions” Jump In Top A-level Grades But Inequalities Remain

Talk’s Ian Collins speaks to chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, Chris McGovern, and director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, Nick Hillman to discuss A-level results day.

Every region in England saw an increase in top grades but there are warnings that stark divides in achievement remain.

#education #schools #university

[ritanoddings]

Great Britain should not have to rely on Immigrants to succeed in education in Great Britain. We want the same success for our own British children.

[sanaraza]

Agreed as son of an immagrant family who came in the 60s and along with other immigrant families main priority was education.

[FreeBritannia]

British education is lacking. It's time for an education system reform.
From the very outset British education should teach the kids that the world is for the taking and it should build on their strengths.
Sadly it's all about classes being dumbed down and working at the speed of the slowest in the class.
Reading and maths should be built to a very high level and kids that can't read well should be kept back and work on their reading until they are to a high enough level to progress.
Sadly the ones that teach kids seem to ignore the kids needs and choose to bring on their favourites whilst holding back the rest.
Time for stronger education and better educators.

[potsofstew]

So basically it's because we're all thick up north but the south is blessed with brainy natives & highly motivated immigrants. What insightful analysis, it must be in your DNA! Of course it's nothing to do with severe lack of resources & facilities up north, no family money for personal tutors, exam prep subscriptions, even for text books. Nothing to do with uni prep programmes & bursaries exclusively for ethnic minority kids while white working class northerners are expected to head for the care sector & the construction industry, so nothing to do with low expectations leading to low aspiration & under achievement. But I'm just a thick northerner so what do I know?

[blvckAveli]

We coming over stealing your grades 😂😂

[gavinbissell]

Parents' income, availability of resources and facilities. If you are a kid in an ex mining town, with naff schools with no library and computers. Your parents might be doing 12 hour shifts so you hardly see them. The other institutions like hospitals are rubbish so chronic health conditions are rife. No decent public transport that your parents can't afford, you are at a disadvantage.

[stephenball-qoug]

From September 2024, the starting salary for teachers in England entering the profession will be a minimum of £31, 650. For those teaching in London, this could be as much as £38, 766.

[billyeves]

We’re 2nd rate citizens on every level.

[skulptor]

Is this not a racist argument against the natives?

[christopherlewis]

Ooh you have an ology now you can get a job in KFC

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