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Classified disadvantaged schools

  • 30-03-2010 10:19pm
    #1
    peanuthead
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    Who classifies a school as disadvantaged? And under what criteria?


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  • #2
    spurious
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    The DEIS plan (pdf file) might have the criteria in it, but from memory I think they are along the lines of - numbers of single parents, % of children in local authority housing, % of medical card holders, retention rates, percentages sitting exams etc.

    There have been so many different things over the years set up to try and tackle disadvantage - the latest being DEIS.


  • #3
    peanuthead
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    spurious wrote: »
    The DEIS plan (pdf file) might have the criteria in it, but from memory I think they are along the lines of - numbers of single parents, % of children in local authority housing, % of medical card holders, retention rates, percentages sitting exams etc.

    There have been so many different things over the years set up to try and tackle disadvantage - the latest being DEIS.

    Thanks spurious, as informative as ever!

    I'm doing a bit of research on social class and how students in schools are labelled according to it in terms of the opportunities they are given.

    I'm looking specifically at disadvantaged schools/areas and what chances/opportunities for education are provided. It just got me thinking about who actually classifies a school as disadvantaged.


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