Poverty in Education Across the UK

A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Place

Thompson, Ian, Ivinson, Gabrielle, Thompson, Ian, Ivinson, Gabrielle

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781447330905
• Topic: Pedagogía
• Subtopic: Política educativa

Nuanced interconnections of poverty and educational attainment around the UK are surveyed in this unique analysis. Across the four jurisdictions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, experts consider the impact of curriculum reforms and devolved policy making on the lives of children and young people in poverty. They investigate differences in educational ideologies and structures, and question whether they help or hinder schools seeking to support disadvantaged and marginalised groups. For academics and students engaged in education and social justice, this is a vital exploration of poverty's profound effects on inequalities in educational attainment and the opportunities to improve school responses.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of figures and tables
• Notes on contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Danny Dorling
• Introduction: the landscapes of poverty and education across the UK
• 1 Policy, education and poverty across the UK
• 2 Poverty and education in Northern Ireland: the legacy of division and conflict
• 3 Poverty and education in Scotland: reality and response
• 4 Poverty and education in Wales: enabling a national mission
• 5 Poverty and education in England: a school system in crisis
• 6 Diffracting educational policies through the lens of young people’s experiences
• Index