of 5-year-olds from the lowest-income backgrounds reached expected levels of development in national tests
of 11-year-olds from the lowest-income backgrounds left primary school with basic reading, writing and maths
of 16-year-olds from the lowest-income backgrounds left secondary school with foundational English and maths qualifications
of 19-year-olds from the lowest-income backgrounds had attained a Level 3 qualification (A-levels or equivalent)
Watch a 4-minute video of Sir Michael Barber, our Chair, talking about his vision for the South-West peninsula.
Exciting developments are happening across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset and we need to make sure all young people benefit. We need every organisation in the region to play their part: adopting a social mobility lens so that decisions and actions support children and young people from under-resourced backgrounds to thrive.
Children and young people from under-resourced backgrounds in the South-West peninsula simply aren’t getting a fair chance. This needs to change. We aim to drive this change.
Watch a 12-minute TED talk by Professor Lee Elliot Major talking about what we can do to level the playing field of life
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