ABSTRACT
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations of 15-year-old school pupils' performance in mathematics, science and reading, with a view to improving education policies and outcomes. Looking into social inequality involves trying to understand how differences in individual or family or community circumstances can shape lives. The EYFS profile requires practitioners to make an assessment of whether children are emerging, expected or exceeding against seventeen early learning goals (ELGs). In the OECD study Social Disadvantage and Educational Experiences reducing the impact of social disadvantage on educational attainment was highlighted as a key area for action. The ability to engage with social and economic development is inherently inequitable, and education currently reflects unequal distribution of power and resources. In 2011, the government announced pupil premium summer schools, designed to support disadvantaged children in the transition from primary to secondary school.
