The gap in attainment between disadvantaged children and young people and their better-off peers has narrowed over the past decade, thanks in part to billions of pounds of pupil premium funding being targeted at the poorest schools.
However, the pace of improvement has slowed in recent years and at the current rate, it will take a century for the attainment gap to be eradicated altogether. This has caused policymakers and practitioners to search for new approaches to supporting disadvantaged children that can deliver quicker results.
Analysis of the most recent government data shows that on average disadvantaged children are 4.3 months behind in reception, 9.4 months behind at the end of primary school and 18.4 months behind when they take GCSEs.
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