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| Clever children from poor families face being overtaken by less bright children from affluent homes, research suggests. | Clever children from poor families face being overtaken by less bright children from affluent homes, research suggests. |
| The findings are part of a study for the Sutton Trust which says UK social mobility has not improved since 1970. | The findings are part of a study for the Sutton Trust which says UK social mobility has not improved since 1970. |
| It says rich children are catching up with poorer peers in developmental tests between ages three and five and will overtake them by the age of seven. | It says rich children are catching up with poorer peers in developmental tests between ages three and five and will overtake them by the age of seven. |
| The government says it is too early to say what will happen to the young people the charity's report focuses on. | The government says it is too early to say what will happen to the young people the charity's report focuses on. |
| 'International rankings' | 'International rankings' |
| Trust chairman Sir Peter Lampl said: "It's a terrible thing that children from poor backgrounds, who are bright, end up actually not getting a very good start in life. | |
| Parental background continues to exert a significant influence on the academic progress Report for Sutton Trust | Parental background continues to exert a significant influence on the academic progress Report for Sutton Trust |
| "They end up in schools that aren't very good and end up poor as adults and that's a terrible waste of talent and it's also basically wrong, it's just unfair." | "They end up in schools that aren't very good and end up poor as adults and that's a terrible waste of talent and it's also basically wrong, it's just unfair." |
| The study by the London School of Economics and the University of Surrey concludes that the UK remains very low on the international rankings of social mobility. | |
| The researchers looked at data relating to children born between 1970 and 2000, to determine whether the decline in social mobility between previous generations had continued. | The researchers looked at data relating to children born between 1970 and 2000, to determine whether the decline in social mobility between previous generations had continued. |
| They found intergenerational income mobility (whether you are richer than your parents or not) for children born between 1970 and 2000 had stabilised. | They found intergenerational income mobility (whether you are richer than your parents or not) for children born between 1970 and 2000 had stabilised. |
| There had previously been a sharp decline for children born in 1970 compared with those born in 1958. | There had previously been a sharp decline for children born in 1970 compared with those born in 1958. |
| Degrees | Degrees |
| The report said: "Children in the poorest fifth of households but in the brightest group drop from the 88th percentile on cognitive tests at age three to the 65th percentile at age five." | The report said: "Children in the poorest fifth of households but in the brightest group drop from the 88th percentile on cognitive tests at age three to the 65th percentile at age five." |
| Meanwhile those from the richest households who are least able at age three move up from the 15th percentile to the 45th percentile by age five. | Meanwhile those from the richest households who are least able at age three move up from the 15th percentile to the 45th percentile by age five. |
| Report authors Dr Jo Blanden and Professor Stephen Machin conclude: "If this trend were to continue, the children from affluent backgrounds would be likely to overtake the poorer children in test scores by age seven". | Report authors Dr Jo Blanden and Professor Stephen Machin conclude: "If this trend were to continue, the children from affluent backgrounds would be likely to overtake the poorer children in test scores by age seven". |
| They also said while 44% of young people from the richest 20% of households were awarded degrees in 2002, only 10% from the poorest 20% did so. | They also said while 44% of young people from the richest 20% of households were awarded degrees in 2002, only 10% from the poorest 20% did so. |
| The report concludes: "Parental background continues to exert a significant influence on the academic progress of recent generations of children. | The report concludes: "Parental background continues to exert a significant influence on the academic progress of recent generations of children. |
| "Stark inequalities are emerging for today's children in early cognitive test scores - mirroring the gaps that existed and widened with age for children born 30 years previously." | "Stark inequalities are emerging for today's children in early cognitive test scores - mirroring the gaps that existed and widened with age for children born 30 years previously." |
| Minister for Children Beverley Hughes said it was encouraging to see that "the previous decline in social mobility in the UK appears to have stabilised". | Minister for Children Beverley Hughes said it was encouraging to see that "the previous decline in social mobility in the UK appears to have stabilised". |
| "As we look to the future we hope to see more evidence of our reforms making a real difference to people's lives," she said. | "As we look to the future we hope to see more evidence of our reforms making a real difference to people's lives," she said. |
| "This new research is based on the Millennium Cohort born in 2000-01. It's far too early to say what will happen to those young people over their lifetime. | "This new research is based on the Millennium Cohort born in 2000-01. It's far too early to say what will happen to those young people over their lifetime. |
| "Those children have yet to enter Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, where overall standards are continuing to rise and poverty gaps have narrowed since 2003." | "Those children have yet to enter Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, where overall standards are continuing to rise and poverty gaps have narrowed since 2003." |