Podcast: 16-19 attainment gap with EPI’s Sam Tuckett

Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker are joined by EPI’s Sam Tuckett to discuss the latest research on the 16-19 attainment gap

5th March 2021, 2:29pm

Tes reporter

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In this week’s Tes FE podcast, Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker are joined by the Education Policy Institute‘s senior researcher Sam Tuckett.

Mr Tuckett talks to the FE team about the organisation’s latest research, which found that less well-off students are the equivalent of three whole A-level grades behind their peers, and the interventions that should be put in place to tackle the gap.

Tune in and enjoy.

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