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The importance of narrowing the disadvantage gap

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 25 June 2019 - Categories: Attainment gap, Social mobility, Technical education
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The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has emphasised the importance of social mobility, and we have seen the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrow, and the proportion of 16 and 17 year-olds in education or apprenticeships at its highest ever.

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