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Equity in Education Alan Dyson Centre for Equity in Education
University of Manchester
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It’s not where you start…
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…it’s where you finish
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Poverty Poor outcomes
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Wealth! Education reform
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Poverty Area effects Family stress Poor outcomes Economic disadvantage
Limited life chances Poverty Parenting Support for learning Social skills Area effects Family stress Employment Transport & access Street crime Poor services Poor outcomes Health Education Well being
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Where we are Education reform alone isn’t working
Current reform efforts torn between ‘excellence’ & ‘equity’ Excellence agenda as currently understood undermines equity Narrow targets Markets & competition Deficit view of disadvantaged groups Weak linkage between education & social reform
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What we need Redistribution & growth Poverty Family & personal support Area effects Family stress Area regeneration Poor outcomes Improved services & standards
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What’s beginning to emerge
Networks of education providers Schools, colleges, children’s centres, community educators Working with networks of child & family support agencies Within a local regeneration strategy
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What we now need A serious look at admissions & competition
A serious look at schools’ community responsibilities A serious look at localism
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