Extract from Lords debate on the Queen's Speech - Jan 9
Friday, 10 January 2020 09:09
Baroness Blower (Lab) (Maiden Speech):...While social and economic
disadvantage should never be proposed as an excuse for lack of
education success, it is certainly a contributory factor and
reason. In a survey of its members, the National Education
Union asked what impacts on children’s learning could be
attributed to poverty. Some 78% of respondents talked about fatigue
in children and students; 76% talked of very poor concentration;
and 57%—significantly more than...Request free trial
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