The government has failed to address the question of dire education outcomes for children in need due to the “absolute paralysis” of Brexit, the children’s commissioner for England has warned. Fewer than one in five of the 1.6 million children who have been supported by a social worker pass their GCSEs in maths and English, which the commissioner describes as “shocking”. s “shocking”.
Writing on her blog, she claims the review, which was a 2017 Conservative manifesto pledge, “sets out a compelling narrative” for boosting the life chances of these children.
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