Eighty per cent of the GCSE attainment gap is present by age seven.
They argued that, because loyalist paramilitaries had no representation in the Stormont parliament or that because socioeconomic or educational attainment was low in poor Protestant areas around eastern Belfast, these communities suddenly erupted in anger.
Figures show that poverty is having serious effects on pupils' attainment rates in schools, and Wales has the highest death rates for drug misuse in the UK.
This is of course not a definitive study of the impact of education on attainment in the media industry; it simply offers some evidence that the private school system dominates several sectors of the British establishment – and not just the political one.
Expect more unqualified teachers, headteacher shortages, a growing attainment gap between children on free school meals and their better-off peers, chaotic curriculum reform, random academisation, the end to AS-levels, and poor children being denied a chance of university.
"While President Jonathan acknowledges that there are still challenges in the path of Nigeria's attainment of its full potentials as a nation, he believes that his Administration is moving the country in the right direction and therefore deserves the support, encouragement and cooperation of all citizens," the statement added.
The research also finds that compared to individuals with similar levels of attainment, pupils from independent and selective state schools, and those with fewer pupils eligible for free school meals are significantly more likely to drop out, less likely to complete their degree and less likely to graduate with a first or a 2 1 than their disadvantaged counterparts.
Both the education select committee and aspiring Labour leader Liz Kendall have raised the issue of attainment among white working-class pupils and this needs to be pursued.
Although Korean schools have some of the highest levels of attainment in the world, their children are the most tested, stressed and unhappy.
The UK was recently ranked 28th out of 70 countries in terms of maths attainment in secondary schools and, in comparison with other countries, fewer students opt to continue maths beyond the age of 16.
You could take the view that if it's happening outside school then it's not a matter for teachers, but I believe that if it affects children's behaviour and attainment in school, it needs to be dealt with.
