The task group launched in the borough (Children Now, 12-18 December2006) has met with parents, young people, teachers and communityorganisations to work out how to improve the achievement of thesepupils.
The Government's Minority Ethnic Pupils in the Longitudinal Study ofYoung People in England, published last week, recommended schoolsmonitor which pupils are streamed by ability, after researchers foundpoor teacher expectations and institutional racism contribute to lowerachievement among Black Caribbean children.
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