It concludes that outcomes might be improved (at least for low attainers) by mixed-attainment grouping, but if mixed-attainment is to be widely adopted, "a supportive policy climate will need to be created".
There is a growing body of research about which interventions are most effective for raising low attainment, and school leaders could draw on this when deciding how to spend their resources.
"The greatest barrier to participation at selective universities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds is low attainment at school.
A major reason for low college attainment is that while enrollment rates are generally high, completion rates are low – especially in community colleges.
A substantial body of evidence suggests that young people leaving public care systems are at increased risk for low educational attainment, unemployment, homelessness, physical and mental health difficulties, dependency on public assistance, and involvement with the criminal justice system.
Drawing on psychological and sociological theories of crime causation, we tested the hypothesis that genetic risk for low educational attainment (assessed via a genome-wide polygenic score) is associated with criminal offending.
This translates into strikingly low attainment in science, technology, engineering and maths A-levels.
My constituency of Barrow and Furness in Cumbria has entrenched low attainment in literacy and numeracy.
aEducation, low attainment (high school or lower); high attainment (higher than high school).
Comparing local authorities, the researchers said: "We find that attainment for non-FSM pupils is highest in wholly-selective local authorities but that these areas also see the lowest attainment for FSM pupils".
