Policy & Practice: Briefing - Mixed-heritage young people feelisolated

What's brought about this study? People of mixed heritage are the fastest-growing minority ethnic group in England, but very little has been done to investigate their educational needs.

But they are not a homogeneous group ... Indeed not. The report looks at three groups and finds that attainment of White/Black-Caribbean pupils is below average, White/Black-African pupils similar to average and White/Asian pupils above average. Of course, social disadvantage - what we used to call "class" in the olden days - is also a factor. The researchers mapped these results against free school dinners and found that while disadvantage would partly explain differences in achievement, there are specific factors affecting these groups - some shared with other groups and some unique to their own situation.