Work to close attainment gap must increase in speed and scale – Somerville
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West Dunbartonshire Council unites to oppose unfathomable decision to slash attainment gap funding
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THE attainment gap between the most and least deprived Borders pupils is wider than in any other council area in Scotland, according to a report. The report, entitled ‘Improving outcomes for young people through school education’, was published in March by Audit Scotland. Scottish Borders Council says it “remains committed to closing the attainment gap” between the most and least deprived pupils following the report’s findings. Exhibit 4 of the report shows the percentage of school leavers who achieved five or more awards at SCQF Level 5 [National 5] in 2018/19. The graph shows that 30.8 per cent of the ‘most deprived’ pupils achieved this feat, compared with 87.4 per cent of pupils classed as ‘least deprived’.