Poverty in education across the UK: A comparative analysis of policy and place
Written By: Ian Thompson and Gabrielle Invinson
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This is an abridged version of the introduction to Poverty in Education Across the UK, edited by the authors. Permission to publish this extract is granted by the publisher.
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Poverty and place matter to children's education (Lupton, 2006; Kerr et al., 2014;). There is consistent international evidence that socio-economic status is the most important factor that influences educational outcomes (Van der Berg, 2008). Poverty blights the lives of children and young people (Ridge, 2009). Research has consistently shown that the most economically disadvantaged pupils across the United Kingdom (UK) have the poorest educational outcomes and that poverty has a pernicious effect on children's wellbeing (Connelly et al., 2014; Strand, 2014; Sylva et al., 2008; Tomlinson, 2019). The book, Poverty in Education Across the UK, reports findings from the British Educational Rese
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