- Interesting it explores the moral issue of 'enhancing equity' in the overview; differs from other similar documents I've read in that I haven't come across this aspect being explored explicitly before.
- Consistency is a high frequency word in the document, appearing several times on the first page alone.
- Key problem - "The UK has one of the biggest class divides in education in the industrial world."
- E.g. variance between social background and performance is 13.9% in the UK, but only 8.3% in Finland and 8.2% in Canada.
- 'non-negotiables' are "essential to raising performance and achievement."
- Strategies to close the gap are given on page 3, including:
- Shared values
- Data based strategies
- Consistent excellence
- Highly effective teaching and learning
No specific guidance is given on how to achieve these things, but I suppose that's the challenge!
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