{"id":351088,"date":"2026-06-10T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-white-working-class-boys-being-left-behind-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:00:27","slug":"are-white-working-class-boys-being-left-behind-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-white-working-class-boys-being-left-behind-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Are white working class boys being left behind in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pLHZObGUx58\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are white working class boys being left behind in the UK?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pLHZObGUx58\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Anti-social behaviour is high, opportunity is low, and there is nothing to do.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what young people in Gateshead told me about growing up in the north-east of England as a white working-class boy.<\/p>\n<p>They are the demographic most let down by the system, according to the government &#8211; and new statistics shared exclusively with ITV News as part of a major inquiry back that up.<\/p>\n<p>White working-class kids are twice as likely to be absent from school, according to the Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>On average, pupils are missing 7% of school lessons, compared to 13% for white working-class pupils.<\/p>\n<p>White working-class kids are also two and a half times more likely to be severely absent, meaning they\u2019re missing more than 50% of school.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry also found that white working-class pupils are much more likely to have special educational needs; 34% have SEND, compared to just 19% for others.<\/p>\n<p>The data will form part of a broader report into the attainment gap between white working-class kids and their peers, due to be released at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-social behaviour is high, opportunity is low, and there is nothing to do. 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