The government has ordered universities to focus on this underrepresented group,but ministers simply don’t understand themIt is widely documented that white working-class children in the UK underperform at school and are less likely to attend university. Earlier this month, the government imposed recent rules on universities, or requiring them to work more closely with schools in poorer areas to target underrepresented populations,specifically white working-class boys.
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Source: theguardian.com