Milburn urges social mobility help

Press Association
Updated
Kids in a classroom responding to the teacher's question. There are 11 kids in this shot, but the focus is on the one child in t
Kids in a classroom responding to the teacher's question. There are 11 kids in this shot, but the focus is on the one child in t

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%More must be done to help children from poor backgrounds convert early promise into continued academic success, according to a new report.

Disadvantaged children who start out as high attainers are overtaken by better off children who were initially only average attainers, the study found.

Advertisement