The recommendations (from p7) are very interesting. As usual, we suggest you read them and come up with your own thoughts.
Here are a few of the main findings:
? Since the mid-1980s and the mid-2000s the large performance gap between rich and poor has made no significant improvement.
? GCSE performance at age 16: over 60% of pupils in London achieving 5 good GCSEs (including English and Maths) compared to 55% in the West and East Midlands.
? Performance of 11-year olds born in 2000 with those born in 1970 reveals that the geographic area has become a more powerful predictive factor for those born in 2000 compared to 1970.
? At age 11, Yorkshire & Humberside and the West Midlands have disproportionately high numbers of low-scoring pupils. The North West and London have disproportionately high numbers of high-scoring pupils.
? Fascinating to see that: In verbal reasoning tests for 11-year-olds, the median score for children with someone attending parents’ evening is 3 points higher than for those without.
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