The dynamic is different here. There is still the old division between white middle class pro-education and white working class indifference to it. Minorities are another matter.

Immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and so forth have a range of attitudes. In the main, Hindus and Sikhs are aspirational for their kids and push them hard. This leads to a higher percentage of youngsters from these groups going on to Further and Higher Education. The Muslim community is subdivided: some have the same views as others; some push their sons but not their daughters, as an educated woman is not a desirable bride for a traditional Muslim; still others despise and resent State-mandated education because it isn't wholly based on the Qu'ran.

Among Black people here, again, there are different attitudes. African Black of Nigerian origin are often well-off, midddle-class and pro-education. Those of Rwandan origin struggle because of language and trauma. On the Afro-Caribbean side of things, the middle-class Black British have the same attitude as their White counterparts. The same applies to many working class people of this origin. But there are some who are more 'ethnic' and resistant to 'white' education.

We also have the practice of 'mixed-ability teaching' to contend with. We no longer separate children on the basis of ability, but insist that every class contain children of all abiities. But 'an army marches at the pace of the slowest soldier', which means that for many, everything has to be pitched to the least able, holding everyone else back. Or you teach to the middle, leaving the less able behind and holding back the more able. There is also a tendnecy for the teacher ot concentrate on the brighter students and leave the TAs or LSAs to round up the stragglers!

I could write a whole article on the state of education in the UK, but nobody would read it!