In January, it’s common for many of us to dream of fresh starts and new opportunities. Those dreams often become reality, but for too many people, life just doesn’t measure up to expectation.
In schools, right from the outset, we try to show children that their dreams can come true. But again, life can get in the way. While we make every effort to make the biggest positive impact for all the children in our care, equality is still pretty far out of reach for too many young people.
Over the two decades that I’ve been a school leader, I’ve seen numerous government initiatives come and go, and numerous education secretaries, too. In that time we have heard about “social mobility”, “narrowing the gap”, “life chances” and other buzzwords. But despite the improving standards in schools and 20 years or more of sustained effort, as a society, we have failed at narrowing the gap between richer and poorer students.
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