Bid to end education inequality in the UK
News from Barnardos: The Fair Education Alliance is a new coalition for change in education comprising 25 of the UK's leading organisations. Its aim is to work towards ending the persistent achievement gap between young people from our poorest communities and their wealthier peers.
Committed to this common goal, the Alliance will both work collectively to find long term solutions to address educational inequality, as well as annually monitor the progress made to narrow the gap.
There are five Fair Education Impact Goals created after consultation with over 1,700 teachers and leading experts, charities, businesses and teachers, the goals follow the educational journey of a child:
- Narrow the gap in literacy and numeracy at primary school
- Narrow the gap in GCSE attainment at secondary school
- Ensure young people develop key strengths, including resilience and wellbeing, to support high aspirations
- Narrow the gap in the proportion of young people taking part in further education or employment-based training after finishing their GCSEs
- Narrow the gap in university graduation, including from the 25% most selective universities, by 8%
