National Strategies

Enabling every child to fulfil his or her potential is at the heart of the Government’s drive to raise school standards.  Many young people from minority ethnic backgrounds achieve at the highest level, but for some pupils, the gaps remain unacceptably wide.

Although numbers recorded in these ethnic categories are small, it is clear that Gypsy/Roma pupils and Travellers of Irish Heritage (Gypsy and Traveller pupils) have very low attainment throughout Key Stage assessments. The evidence shows that they are the lowest achieving group of pupils in our schools.

Government strategy comprises:

• Raising the Achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils
• Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Gypsy Traveller Pupils
• Letter from Lord Adonis
• Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Achievement Programme, National Strategies
• Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month

Frequently asked questions regarding Gypsy and Traveller Pupils Achievement are answered on the DCSF Standards website.