UK pupils 'among least likely to overcome tough start'

Sean Coughlan, via a kind reader's email:

The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed "against the odds" at school.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically.

It says that "self-confidence" is a key factor in whether such pupils succeed.

The UK comes behind Mexico and Tunisia in the table - with the top places taken by Asian countries.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 3, 2011 2:37 AM
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