The poverty-related attainment gap: A review of the evidence

The text on policy and practice related to ‘changes to the school environment and policies to address the impact of poverty on participation in education’ was amended due to an omission in the reporting of evidence-based practice in Scotland. [...] 40 What is the scale and nature of the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland? • The poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland starts in the early years and gets wider overtime. [...] • Part one provides an overview of the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland outlining both the scale and nature of the gap before highlighting key research evidence on causes and consequences and emerging evidence on the impacts of Covid-19 on education inequalities. [...] 8 Education Scotland has defined attainment and the poverty-related attainment gap as follows: “Attainment is the measurable progress which children and young people make as they advance through and beyond school, and the development of the range of skills, knowledge and attributes needed to succeed in learning, life and work. [...] Originally funded by the Big Lottery and developed in collaboration with the University of Sheffield with schools and children’s centres in Oldham and Sheffield, the programme was then funded by the Department for Education between 2013 and 2016 and delivered in eight local authority areas in England (National Children’s Bureau, no date).