Opinion: Our crucial role in tackling inequality
By Nick Seddon 4 June 2008
Last year, a report by the London School of Economics showed that parental background continues to exert a very powerful influence on the academic progress of children. By the age of seven, for instance, bright children from poor homes will be overtaken academically at school by less gifted pupils with wealthier parents. Worryingly, the UK ranks low on social mobility when compared with other advanced nations.
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