The independent body’s analysis of 20 years of Government policies aimed at closing the gap said that ‘too little’ has been done to break the link between an individual’s background and social progress, and that without radical reform it will take decades for divisions in education and employment to narrow.
The in-depth report ‘Time for Change’ examines the impact of public policy by successive Governments between 1997 and 2017 in four areas: early years, schools, young people, and work.
Early years and schools receive an amber warning in the traffic light system the report uses to score different policies’ success rates, while young people and work are awarded red.
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