The Education Committee’s report The forgotten: how White working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it, highlights how White British pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) persistently underperform compared with peers in other ethnic groups, from early years through to higher education.
The report outlines that terminology such as ‘white privilege’ may have contributed towards a ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils who need support.
It states that – ‘Schools should consider whether the promotion of politically controversial terminology, including White Privilege, is consistent with their duties under the Equality Act 2010’.
The MPs also accuse the Government of ‘muddled thinking’ on policy, which has let down white pupils and failed to recognise the scale of the problem.
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