Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 105333

Pupils: Working Class

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 10 April 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve levels of attainment among working class pupils.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Too many children are held back by their background. That is why, through the Opportunity Mission, we will break the link between background and future success.The ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ White Paper establishes the department’s plan to impro...

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