'Huge waste of talent’ as bright disadvantaged teens ‘lag behind’
Bright, poor teenagers in Scotland lag more than two and a half years behind their classmates in core academic subjects, according to new research.
The Sutton Trust, which published the study, said it was staggering'' these youngsters are so far behind, warning it is ahuge waste of talent''.
The study uses the latest results from international PISA tests to examine the performance of 10% of t...
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Feb 08, 2017