Our new partnership with @salforduni.bsky.social is big news for primary school pupils in Salford!
This year, our tutors will support up to 400 pupils in reading and maths to help them transition to year 7 🏫
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How the Government can tackle inequality in education for the betterment of Yorkshire - Henri Murison We have seen more evidence for the challenges facing the North and here in Yorkshire which will hold us back for decades unless we address them. Inequality in education outcomes for the poorest, particularly those who are disadvantaged economically throughout their childhood, compared to their better off peers.
We are sacrificing individuals’ futures, as well as limiting the workforce available for businesses needing skilled workers from Siemens Mobility’s rail village in Goole to financial and professional services, such as Lloyds Banking Group in West Yorkshire. In research by the University of Bristol for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership we highlighted how the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their more affluent peers has widened since 2019 during the pandemic, with long term or persistently disadvantaged pupils receiving Free School Meals falling yet further behind. Many parts of Yorkshire have high proportions of long-term disadvantaged pupils in their schools. I have met with headteachers and our Members of Parliament over many years, and when she was still in opposition Rachel Reeves MP and I had a discussion with some of her heads over a cup of tea. Those schools were working as hard as they could to address the challenges, but pupil premium has lost value in real terms since the coalition government, which means their financial backing has been eroding.
Whether addressing housing and health inequalities affecting the poorest families with children or supporting schools striving to help them overcome the odds, leaders like Rachel recognised the challenges, yet the previous government sadly turned a blind eye.
Always a pleasure to write for Yorkshire’s national newspaper
Read piece on @shinetrust.bsky.social, #TutorTrust, @cfyounglives.bsky.social, @schoolsnortheast.bsky.social & #NorthernPowerhousePartnership uniting to get pupil premium back to its post coalition value & more for long term deprived
