Parents Are To Be Blamed For White British Pupils Are Falling Behind Pupils from Minority Ethnic Groups

Students from other ethnic backgrounds are leaving the white British pupils behind by the time they reach their GCSE. Study said that it is their parents are the ones that should be blamed for showing less support to their children.

According to a study that was conducted by the CentreForum thinktank, white British children belongs to the top three highest achieving groups by the age of five. However, by the age of 16, their group falls behind the black African, Asian, Chinese and Indian heritage, The Guardian reported.

Researchers found that parents from the minority ethnic groups are more supportive to their children compared to white parents. They said that parents' support has a bigger impact than their aspirations.

"What is bigger than aspiration is parental engagement. We are talking about things such as parents attending parents' evenings at school, talking to their children about subject options, supervising homework, ensuring that the family eats together and has regular bedtimes.

"Those sorts of things appear to be more associated with this effect than pure aspirations. It's not just aspirations but behaviours that support the aspirations.

"Most parents actually want their children to continue in education and be successful in education. What sometimes differs is the extent to which they have the knowledge and the tools and resources to help them to make that aspiration real," Jo Hutchinson, CentreForum's associate director for education said.

Through analysis, the CentreForum found that despite the improvement of attainment, more than 60 percent of secondary and more that 40 percent of primary pupils were still failing to get a world-class standard, as reported by the Independent.

England would plunge down the international league next year once the new and more challenging GCSE exams would find the proportion of pupils achieving a 'good pass' in English and Maths drop "very significantly," researchers warned.