Material deprivation

Material deprivation

1. Housing

   • Over-crowding means less room to study
     • Indian families most over-crowded but second high performing ethnicity
   • Disruption of schooling

2. Health and diet

   • Poorer families live in damper conditions
     • Flu, respiratory illnesses etc
     • More sick leave from school
     • More likely to have emotional/behavioural problems

3. Financial support and the costs of education

   • Lack resources
   • Can lead to bullying when children do not have expensive things
   • 20% eligible for FSM do not take them
   • Can't afford uni and don't want to be more in debt
   • Part-time jobs negatively affect school work

4. 33% of FSM students 5A*-C GCSE

5. 90% of 'failing' schools located in deprived areas