A new report from Scotland’s auditor general has found that progress onclosing the attainment gapbetween advantaged and disadvantaged pupils is “limited” and “falls short of the Scottish government’s aims”. The Audit Scotland report - published today as the current iteration ofthe Scottish A...
A University of Glasgow academic has criticised the Scottish government for failing to look beyond schools when it comes toits flagship policy to close the “attainment gap”, arguing that for effective action it is also important to look at the places where pupils live. Teachers have long said...
This report outlines what teachers, schools, local and national government and other education providers can do to close the education attainment gap associated with poverty in Scotland. It looks at attempts that have been made to tackle the issue and considers the evidence for which ones have pro...
Closing the attainment gap in Scottish schools: Three challenges in an unequal societydoi:10.1177/1746197916683468Gillean McCluskeySAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, EnglandMcCluskey G (2017) Closing the attainment gap in Scottish schools: Three challenges in an une- qual society. Education, Citizenship...
A Long Division: Closing the Attainment Gap in England's Secondary Schools. IPPR.Clifton, J and W. Cook (2012) A long division: closing the attainment gap in England's secondary schools, London: IPPR.J. Clifton and W. Cook, A long division: Closing the attainment gap in England's sec...
Many studies have shown that mentoring is a valuable tool for closing the college attainment gap. This is especially true for underserved, first-generation students (Bernier et al.2005; Bowers2019; Brown et al.2021; Coles2011; Goff2011; Lyons et al.2019; MENTOR2009,2016; Rhodes and DuBois200...
A year has flown by since the publication of the NUS and Universities UK #ClosingTheGap report into the BAME attainment gap, bringing months of consultations across the UK to a close. I continue to be encouraged by the support Baroness Amos and I received from students and senior leaders ali...
The attainment gap associated with socio-economic status is an international problem that is highly resistant to change. This conceptual paper critiques the drive by the Scottish Government to address the attainment gap through the Scottish Attainment Challenge and the National Improvement Framework. It ...
Closing the attainment gap – a realistic proposition or an elusive pipe-dream?doi:10.1080/02680939.2017.1352033Joan Gaynor MowatRoutledge
attainment gapMinority EthnicWe read with great interest the Universities UK 'Closing the Gap' report focused on the need for HE action to close the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic attainment gap (https://tinyurl.com/yyp4kwng).Binna KandolaGuilaine KinouaniJoanna Wilde...