Barriers to progress in secondary school

The Social Mobility Commission (www.gov.uk/smcpc) is inviting proposals for research into barriers to progress in secondary school, focusing predominantly on the poorest children. The recent schools White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere explicitly cites the Government’s focus on ensuring that all children fulfil their potential. While this focus is welcomed by the Social Mobility Commission, the evidence suggests that the poorest children in particular are going off track in their school years, wasting r...