UCU responds to select committee report on educational underachievement in white working class children

Responding to the Education Select Committee's report on white working class children, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said:

'This report highlights the awful reality of child poverty and demonstrates that Britain remains dominated by class divisions. The example of the positive impact of the London Challenge demonstrates how with targeted investment and collaboration we can see improvement.

'We need to an increase in investment across the life stages to support families, educational institutions, teachers and lecturers to improve outcomes for all.  We need to see additional funding directed to ensure that all funded early years provision is good quality, a radical overhaul of information, advice and guidance systems and greater investment in post-16 education to support learners to make transitions that will support upward mobility.'