White working-class boys, aspirations and attainment
There has been a lot of talk about white working-class boys and how they are becoming more disengaged with education. From academics writing reports and politicians trying to push schools to ensure all groups have high aspirations to rappers saying white working-class boys are becoming more and more put off entering further education. A report by the Sutton Trust (2018) stated “w hite working-class pupils achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group, with just a quarter of boys and a third of girls achieving 5 good GCSEs.” Strand (2014) found similar evidence, white working-class boys are the lowest academic achievers at 16 compared to other class groups. International rapper Professor Green, has joined in the debate saying in The Guardian “ for middle-class families, your education is your life. For working-class families, in some instances school is just school. You are not expected to do very well. You are expected to get out and do a job and earn. People hav