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Poor children’s progress held back by ‘class ceiling’
by Felicity Collier
CHILDREN from poor backgrounds face a “class ceiling” that holds back their progress in education and beyond, a social mobility charity warns in a report published today.
The consequences of growing up in an impoverished family begin before children start school and go on to affect children throughout their lives, Teach First says.
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