The widening disadvantage divide

The NFER have published a blog article: The widening disadvantage divide: Disadvantaged primary schools appear to be most affected by falling pupil numbers. This explores the implications of the fact that pupil numbers are falling fast, and the financial pressure this creates leading to schools making adjustments, such as cuts to staffing and provision, which risk affecting the quality of education and pupils’ experiences of school. The article notes that hat more disadvantaged schools are seeing pupil numbers fall faster than their counterparts. This means the burden of adjusting to pupil numbers is sitting disproportionately with schools that are already likely to face significant challenges. They discuss the possible consequences and policy implications of this trend.

You can read the full article here.