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• There is an increasing focus on vocational qualifications, with more emphasis placed on practical skills rather than academic achievement.
• The government has set targets to increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds who go on to higher education.
• Increased funding for schools in deprived areas aims to reduce educational inequality.
• The government has introduced policies such as the English Baccalaureate to encourage students to take traditional subjects like maths and science.
• Conservative governments tend to prioritize traditional values and discipline over progressive ideas and equality.
• Critics suggest that education policies may be too focused on individual responsibility and do not address structural factors such as income inequality.
• Education can be seen as a form of social control by the ruling class, perpetuating inequality through the reproduction of knowledge and values.
• mortimore and who argue that material deprivation..

  Whitty Claims it has the most significant impact on achievement
• Flaherty states families who suffer from money issues 


  Caused many children to have poor attendance in schools and likely to leave with few qualifications
• Factors linked to material deprivation

  • Poor Housing
  • Diet and Health
  • The costs of education
  • Fear of debt
  • Sickness
• Who stated the factors linked to material deprivation 


  DOUGLAS
• Emily tanner et al says what about costs of items affect on wc?


  Can become a huge burden on materially deprived families
• Flaherty thinks students feel embarrassed to claim free meals as there is a stigma attached.
• Barriers to learning

  Problems caused by material deprivation
• Barriers to learning

  • Inability to afford school uniforms
  • Inability to afford school trips
  • Inability to afford computers and internet access
• Barriers to learning can lead to poor academic achievement and marginalisation from peers
• Marginalisation from peers can lead to bullying
• Smith & Noble (1995) suggest that children who suffer from material deprivation struggle the most due to the 'marketization of schools'
• The poorest families are usually restricted to sending their kids to the local inner city schools that may not perform well
• In 2013 the hidden costs of a child in school was approximately 1,614 a year
• Hidden costs of a child in school

  • Uniform
  • PE kit
  • Trips
  • Stationary
  • Lunches
  • Photographs
• the joesph rown tree froundation suggested what about poverty and educational achievement 


  there is a strong link between those who experience poverty and that are marginally deprived which impacts their achievement more than MC students