The government has attempted to reduce the material disadvantages faced by working class pupils through positive discrimination (treating certain groups ore favourable than others to help overcome disadvantages). The government have done this through introducing compensatory education) making more resources available in schools in poorer areas- to compensate for deprivation), examples of Labour policies include:
Education Action Zones introduced in the late 1990. It aimed to raise standards by compensating for deprivation. Extra funding for schools in deprived areas.
Excellence in Cities aimed to improve the education of children in inner-cities through a number of measures such as better resources, learning mentors for students who have a high possibility of being excluded and resources for Gifted and Talented pupils.
EMA has two aims. It is to prevent students from having to work part-time to support their studies, and to support parents so that they don’t have to pay for their child’s travel, equipment and food costs while they are still studying.
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