Poverty

GCSE learning gap stands at 22.7 months for the most persistently disadvantaged

Looked-after children

New report: Covid-19 catch-up funding must be weighted towards disadvantaged pupils

Narrowing the Gap

Social justice and schools: Education policy & policy-makers

School improvement

The SecEd Podcast: Supporting vulnerable students post-lockdown

Pastoral issues

Frustration at lack of consultation over DfE's £1bn catch-up programme

Pupil Premium initiatives

Two million still face holiday hunger risk despite FSM summer extension

School food

Social justice and schools: Resources & funding

School funding and finance

Social justice and schools: Collaboration vs competition

Government policy

Covid-19 shines a light on 'searing inequality'

Trade unions

Exclusion warning as schools braced for 'fresh behavioural challenges' after lockdown

Pastoral issues

Social justice and our school system: A blueprint for equity

Whole-school issues

Education gap for children in need: Calls for Pupil Premium Plus to expand

Pastoral issues