The myth about parents from a
working class background are not
interested in their child's education -
primarily based upon parent's
evening and their attendance.
Working class parents are more
likely to work evenings.
Parent's may become
disengaged because they
have likely had a bad
experience of school
themselves.
Poorer parents may have
other things to contend with
such as the results of poverty,
Impacts on Leadership
Difference in class sizes -
Poorer schools tend to
have larger class sizes
and students with more
behaviour problems.
Teacher experience -
lower income schools
tend to have less
experienced staff
Difference in
learning styles.
Facilitators of
learners rather than
instructors
Mixed ability classes - planning lessons so that
students do not become disengaged because the
work is not too hard or too easy.
Pupil Leadership - Dominant members of the
classroom, others may be forgotten. Teachers
facilitate classroom so that every child gets an
opportunity to speak
Pairing students who are
independent learners with
those who require more help.
Resonant
relationships to
build upon
Making lessons interesting to
all and not assume that
everyone is automatically
engaged.
Impact on Pupils
Difference in health.
Poorer students may
not have the correct
health to be in the mind
set to learn.
Labels
associated with
poorer students
Self-fulfilling prophecy and Achievement
Encouragement to replace
some of the motivation and
self esteem they may have,
Student centered learning
Working in groups, pairs or individually.
Emotional Stability and wellbeing
Supporting families
as part of schooling
and teaching
Home and School Environement
Parents and teachers
working together to
create an all round
environment that
children feel safe.
Achievement
Curriculum
What student's learn, relevance of the
information to different students
Own responsibilities and
feelings towards family life.
e.g. Children contributing to
raising children.
Encouraging discussion and encourage creativity and initiatve
Facilitate aspirations
Encouraging problem
solving as an aid for
discussion
Using mistakes as a
point for learning and
achievement.
Reminding students it
is a natural part of
learning.
Following up lessons with follow
up questions. Students are able to
visually see what they have
learnt.
Allows for feedback and allows
teachers to find gaps in the
learning.
Aspirations
Children's own lives and responsibilities
Having children at an early age may curve
the way child's education. For example not
being able to go to university.
What student love
and enjoy tend to
shape what they
want to do in the
future. For example,
Luke loves his cats
so wishes to be a
vet.
knowing what they need to do
and what they do not need to
do to get to university.
Motivations and self belief
Access to Opportunities
Poorer students are more likely
to attend schools with less
funding - this means less
access to resources and
opportunities
Poverty - less likely
to travel to good
schools
Access to different
pupils in lessons -
overcrowding of
classrooms. Moving
students around so
they have more
opportunities to work
with different people
Extra curricular
activities run by the
school that can
encourage emotional
well being.