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‘Rich thick kids’ end up overtaking ‘poor clever children’ at school, Michael Gove said yesterday.

By LAURA CLARK
Last updated at 10:36 AM on 29th July 2010

The Education Secretary complained that success at school is still too closely linked to children’s family background.

Privately educated Mr Gove said a ‘ yawning gap’ had opened up between the attainment of poorer youngsters and their wealthier peers.

But last night head teachers’ leaders protested at the use of the word ‘thick’ by a cabinet minister.

Mick Brookes, of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: ‘Thick is not a word that is currently in use in schools. It is demeaning to children.’…Continue Reading