Dictionary of British Education
The provision of resources to mitigate educational or other disadvantage caused by social and/or economic deprivation. This is often known as compensatory education. The Plowden Report recommended the identification of inner city districts which were to be recognised as educational priority areas (EPAs) for this purpose.
Much of the emphasis is on pre-school facilities, nursery schools, the involvement of the parents with teachers and the development of community education. The issue is a political one and there are different views on the causes of inequality. As a result, the Plowden philosophy has not been fully translated into resources. (See also Head Start)
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