Post by Libby on Jan 25, 2009 22:15:03 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7843007.stm
White working class people are losing out on several fronts, from education to housing, a report argues.
The current school system is skewed in favour of giving more opportunities to middle class children, the report by the Runnymede Trust says.
It says white working class children are considered more likely to fail and face more barriers to high achievement.
The government says it is increasing targeted support for poorer white boys and giving them more one-to-one help.
The report says class and economics are still central to aspiration in Britain.
Working class children still do not have access to the material or psychological support that better off children have, the report says.
White working class people are losing out on several fronts, from education to housing, a report argues.
The current school system is skewed in favour of giving more opportunities to middle class children, the report by the Runnymede Trust says.
It says white working class children are considered more likely to fail and face more barriers to high achievement.
The government says it is increasing targeted support for poorer white boys and giving them more one-to-one help.
The report says class and economics are still central to aspiration in Britain.
Working class children still do not have access to the material or psychological support that better off children have, the report says.
