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Education: Boys

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve the educational attainment levels of working class boys in Greater Manchester.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve the educational attainment levels of working class boys in Greater Manchester.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. The Opportunity Mission will break the link between background and success, helping all children achieve and thrive wherever they are in...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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