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“Society should ensure that all children and young people receive the support they need in order to make a fulfilling transition to adulthood”[email protected] - +44(0)7793 370459 - @LKMco – www.lkmco.org.uk
The poverty of aspiration myth
Eleanor Opal Bernardes and Dr Sam Baars – LKMco
[email protected] 07980 370443 @Nor_Edu
[email protected] 07814 609596 @sambaars
Problem
• Pupils’a ainmentislow
Cause
• Pupils’aspira onsarelow
Ac on
• Raisepupils’aspira ons
Outcome
• Pupils’a ainmentisincreased
Problem
• Pupils’a ainmentislowandtheycannotachievetheir(high)aspira ons
Cause
• Pupilsdonotknowhowtoachievetheiraspira ons
• Pupilslosefaithintheirabilitytoachievetheiraspira onsbecausetheira ainmentislow
Ac on
• Focusoninterven onsthathelppupilsunderstandhowtoachievetheiraspira onsandwhichraisetheira ainment.
Outcome
• Pupilsknowwhattheyneedtodotoachievetheiraspira onsandtheira ainmentincreases
ModelA ModelB
Three main groups of decision making theories:
• Trait and factor
• Relational
• Post-rational (planned happenstance)
Myths dispelled and truths clarified
1. Aspirations are not the same as expectations
2. There are no ‘high’ and ‘low’ aspirations
3. Aspirations are not stable over time
4. Different aspirations are revealed in different contexts
5. Aspirations don’t just relate to jobs and education
6. The link between aspirations and attainment flows both ways
7. Aspirations are not ‘lower’ in deprived areas or workless households
8. Geographical differences go beyond deprivation
1. Aspirations are not the same as expectations
2. There are no ‘high’ and ‘low’ aspirations
“Yeh, I like, I enjoy doing stuff like that… It's not just about the money is it? You want to do something you enjoy. Don't want to go to a job that you don't enjoy, do you? Cos if you're stuck with a job you don't enjoy for the rest of your life you're going to be miserable aren't you?”
“My mum struggles to even survive. And I don't want that life for my kids.”
3. Aspirations are not stable over time
4. Different aspirations are revealed in different contexts
• Different aspirations are ‘revealed’ and ‘concealed’ in different contexts
– To teachers
– To parents
– To friends
• Aspirations are ‘performative’
– Adapted for different audiences
5. Aspirations don’t just relate to jobs and education
Educational aspirations
• Get good grades
• Go to university
Occupational aspirations
• Get a well-paid job
• Work in a certain sector
Broader life aspirations
• Have a satisfying career
• Have a ‘good life’
Achievement of educational aspirations not sufficient for achieving broader life aspirations
6. The link between aspirations and attainment flows both ways
Aspirations help motivate young people to do well at
school
Success at school can
help to nurture
aspirations
7. Aspirations are not ‘lower’ in deprived areas…
…or workless households
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8. Geographical differences go beyond deprivation
Young people in inner urban areas of deprivation
Are 5 times as likely to have aspirations for highly-skilled jobs as those in outer urban areas of deprivation.
They also achieve, on average, 1.5 grades higher in every GCSE they sit.
“Society should ensure that all children and young people receive the support they need in order to make a fulfilling transition to adulthood”[email protected] - +44(0)7793 370459 - @LKMco – www.lkmco.org.uk
Eleanor Opal Bernardes and Dr Sam Baars – LKMco
[email protected] 07980 370443 @Nor_Edu
[email protected] 07814 609596 @sambaars