Confronting Inequality in Education: The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs

A child from a disadvantaged background is 18 months behind when they take their GCSEs.

The UK is the world’s fifth economy yet ranks 23rd in educational inequality in primary schools.

Only 6% of young people are educated privately in the UK but they make up 55% of students at Russell Group universities

My guests this week are Janeen Hayat, Director of Collective Action at the Fair Education Alliance and Ogahle- Ogene Erikgho, Member of the Youth-Steering Group at the FEA.