Boys: Equality
Commons · Question 902574 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve opportunities for white working-class boys.
Answer
Answered by Bridget Phillipson, 5 Feb 2025
Too often white working-class boys face barriers that hold them back. Disadvantaged white British boys are one of the lowest attaining groups in our schools with only 37% reaching the expected standard in reading writing and maths at KS2 and 17.5% achievi...