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Disengaged White Working-Class Pupils

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White Working Class Pupils

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Ross Morrison McGill founded @TeacherToolkit in 2007 and is widely recognised as one of the leading influencers in education in the UK and across the world. In 2015, he was named among The Sunday Times/Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in Britain for his impact on...
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How can we support disengaged White working-class students?

White working-class kids who start secondary school are already switched off—and they stay that way, while others bounce back.

Who’s disengaged and why it matters

<p>why are our White working-class students still being left behind?</p> <!--more--> <blockquote>Low-income White children enter secondary school already disengaged—emotionally and behaviourally—and these low levels of engagement persist throughout.</blockquote> <a href="https://www.impactedgroup.uk/resources/report-mind-the-engagement-gap" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignleft wp-image-280555 size-medium" src="https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LIWC-Student-Engagement-Report-Image-209x300.jpg" alt="How engaged are low-income White children during secondary school?" width="209" height="300" /></a> This large-scale national study, led by Professor John Jerrim at UCL, has</p></div></div><div id=

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Posted in Academic Research, Assessment, Basic Account, PastoralTagged academic agency, behavioural engagement, classroom relationships, cognitive engagement, Cognitive Science, curriculum relevance, Educational Inequality, Educational Psychology, emotional engagement, FSM students, key stage 3, Neuroeducation, school culture, school disengagement, school engagement, school transitions, Secondary Education, social mobility, Teacher Training, white working-class students

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