Education attainment research evidence cited by Minister for Education, NI Assembly (2)

  • Erin Early (Contributor)
  • Miller, S. (Contributor)
  • Dunne, L. (Contributor)
  • Elizabeth Nelson (Contributor)

Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

Description

Mention by Paul Givan (Minister of Education) in NI Assembly (Hansard p.24) citing 2022 paper.
Paul Givan: “In 2022, a study by Dr Erin Early, Professor Miller, Dr Dunne and Elizabeth Nelson Gorman
was published, and it is available to Members.
Yes, the study substantiated the view that free
school meals was an important factor, but it
found that parental qualifications, particularly
having a mother or father with no qualifications,
were a greater predictor of attainment. Free
school meals is not the best predictor, and I will
elaborate on that in my response. Other factors
relate to educational underachievement and to
making sure that we get attainment”.
Period05 Nov 2024
Work forNorthern Ireland Assembly, United Kingdom
Degree of RecognitionRegional

Keywords

  • education attainment
  • free school meals
  • educational underachievement

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