This critical review of the literature on the links between poverty, educational attainment and achievement aims to provide a clear picture of recent policy and research relating to addressing the attainment gap and to promoting young people's achievement.
The review was undertaken by Anne Pirrie and Edward Hockings, University of the West of Scotland. The review was commissioned in response to the outcome of a RIGHT blether, the national consultation undertaken by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People in 2010.