Analyzing Education's Impact on Poverty Reduction in the UK

This essay examines the critical role of education in alleviating poverty within the United Kingdom. It highlights how the UK's education system, through various policies and initiatives, aims to develop human capital and reduce social inequalities. The essay discusses the historical context of educa...Read More

The ways in which
education can reduce
poverty in UK

Table of Contents
ESSAY ............................................................................................................................................3
Role of education in eliminating poverty in United Kingdom....................................................3
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

ESSAY
Role of education in eliminating poverty in United Kingdom
Poverty is a major threat and social evil which makes the development in a county at a
slower pace and also develops social threats. It is essential for a country to eliminate poverty in a
short span of time to boost development. Poverty is considered as major challenge for every
country and should be eliminated as soon as possible. The current condition of education system
in United Kingdom is focusing on every section of society in order to develop different
dimensions. The education system in a country mainly brings different ways of learning which
are helpful in growth of an individual. The human capital is an essential asset of the country
which can be developed and nurtured with the help of education. Education system is the
backbone of every country as it helps in overall development of the country. There are different
agencies and departments of government which are working in development of education to
perform country welfare (Giarda, 2018). The education play a vital role in development of
economy and in reduction of poverty in the country. Education is the main element which can
make a bright future for the student. It should be compulsory for government to introduce
different policies which are essential for development of education in country for social welfare.
It is moral responsibility of government of United Kingdom to develop education in country. The
government should also bring different policies which are effective in development of
appropriate national curriculum in the country. Child development is very much essential for
development of whole country and in order to perform child development it is compulsory to
provide education to every child. Government of United Kingdom is focusing on education
facilities and its development since the beginning (Hufkens, 2020)). Result of this has led to
develop different aspects of personality of a candidate in major sense. Many political parties of
United Kingdom includes education as a top priority in their manifesto after health services.
Through education many different career opportunity at national and international level
are developed in a major sense which generally brings peace in society. Their are different
education policies which are introduced by government to develop precise education in the
country. It is the major responsibility of government to develop education in country to also
develop different parameters of career in professional life. If a child gets appropriate education
then it can benefit whole society. As said by a famous scholar that a pen and paper can change

the whole world. It is the goal of education to develop opportunities for students in job field.
Many different students gets an opportunity to develop a precise approach which is beneficial in
development of whole country (Ivinson, 2020). The education also play a major role in
development of whole country which is necessary for career opportunity. In recent times United
Kingdom has developed majorly through the support of various national education policy. The
different education policies which are developed by government of UK are also helpful in
development of education in country.
The social evils which exists in the society are majorly covered with the help of
education and it also helps in development of prosperity in the nation. It is the goal of a nation to
develop and train personality of different students with the help of education. Many different
countries like USA has also developed national education policy in a precise manner to develop
education in a major sense. The national education policy which is there in United Kingdom has
facilitated many students as a whole. Education acts which are introduced by government has
also uplifted development in the country. The system of education was mainly reorganised by the
help of education policy which was introduced by government of United Kingdom in a major
sense (McKinney, 2020). This education policy came into existence in 1944 which remarkably
made secondary education free of cost for all pupils. The education policy which was introduced
in 1944 also introduced as tripartite system in the country which divided student's on the basis of
different classes. The primary section under this education policy mainly included children from
the age of 5 to age of 11. Secondary system of education under this policy included child from
the age of 11 to the age of 15.
In England education was made compulsory for each student in order to gain growth and
development in the region. Government of United Kingdom has also introduced an education
policy in 2021 which is majorly dedicated to achieve 100% GER in pre school to the level of
secondary education by year 2030. Colleges in United Kingdom are also free at the point of entry
which is a major advantage for students who are sincerely dedicated to take education in many
different ways. Government of United Kingdom also supports different students by providing
them loan for education which leads development of whole society. Scholarships and funding are
also provided to different students which is a major turning point in the field of education in
country (Monteiro, 2019). The government of United Kingdom is trying hard with development
of different professions when it comes to education. In eliminating poverty the major role

provided by education and it also increases development of whole society. Many countries in the
world are taking lessons from United Kingdom in the field of education to develop education in
a major sense. There are governments which design specific policies related to education and are
also beneficial in development of whole country. It is the major aim of government to develop
different dimensions of education in order to facilitate different students. Poverty is a social evil
in United Kingdom which needs to be addressed with proper care and facility by the help of
different education related policies. It is the moral duty of students also to take care of different
aspects which are related to education for overall development of personality. Dynamic
personality of a student is the major requirement of academic world so many institutions are
taking support of different techniques of personality development. The national curriculum in
United Kingdom is changed in every year to develop more practical and theoretical knowledge in
students . Government of United Kingdom makes it compulsory for different institutions to
follow different aspects of national curriculum. It is the major responsibility of government to
focus on implement various laws and policies related to national curriculum for overall
development of country. Education handling should be there in a precise manner by government
to develop academic knowledge in students.
Poverty elimination is necessary in order to reach country goals in a specific period of
time. The education leads to provide employment opportunities to different students and leads to
develop different career opportunities for students. It is the major responsibility of management
of institutions to give extra focus on different students for providing effective growth to different
sections of society. United Kingdom needs professional teachers who are focused on
development of students who belong to poor sections of the society. It is major responsibility of
government to develop a critical approach which is essential for development of weaker section
students (Robson, 2021). Main aim of government is to provide development in different
sections of society through education so that they get development in precise period of time. In
the era of stiff competition between different students in United Kingdom it is major
responsibility of education institutions to find effective ways of learning. It is major achievement
of government that it has achieved 99% literacy rate in the country. The government has also
reached 88% in secondary diploma and 45.7% in post secondary diploma with the help of
education system development. According to a recent programme which is named as programme
for international student assessment ranks Britain 13th in whole world. The government of United

Kingdom also spent 6.6 % of gross domestic product on education. In UK the government also
provide education on compulsory basis in different parts of country. Society is majorly benefited
with the help of education in whole country. Government of UK also develops a virtual plan
which is mainly beneficial for different students in a major sense.
In the era of globalisation technology government is taking support of information and
technology to provide education in different institutions. Computer education is provided in
schools with the help of different levels in order to develop a critical development in mind of
students. The government is mainly dedicated to provide education with the help of advanced
computer system which is beneficial in overall development of students. In recent times many
organisations demands compulsory education in country and also demands for knowledge of
software (Sari, 2019) The education system of UK deploys professional IT experts who are
majorly dedicated to provide software knowledge to different students. Many students who
belong to lower class society in the country also try to learn basic and advance knowledge of
computer systems for overall development of personality. Different students who belong to poor
class learn knowledge related to information and technology with the help of effective computer
systems for career development (Shahid, 2018). It should be also noted that many students in
recent times have faced various development related to different skills for futuristic development
of self. The government of United Kingdom is mainly dedicated to achieve different set of
targets through the help of education.
In United Kingdom the National curriculum was developed in 1988 which provided an
effective framework for education between the age of 5 years to 18 years. National curriculum is
also made compulsory by government to different private and government related institutions.
The major problem according to recent studies in United Kingdom is majorly related to stress in
teachers which provides a negative impression on different students. Stress in different teachers
is major issue for different institutions and for government. The government of United Kingdom
is about to bring different rules and policies which are effective in relieving stress which is faced
by different teachers (Vranken, 2019). Main reasons behind stress and anxiety of teachers are
exam related targets and over timing which are negative in appropriate functioning of different
teachers. Another failure of government is related to select new teachers for education for
different students in the current institutions. Current government of United Kingdom is majorly
dedicated to fulfil requirement of teachers in the institutions which is a major task. In education

and it is the major responsibility of different institutions to select appropriate teachers for
students. The education system of UK also faces the issue of inequality in different institutions
which is a major drawback for the country. It is also the major responsibility of institutions to
guide different students for further education. The government should provide effective
scholarships to different students who belong to poor sections of society for overall development
of education. In higher education it is moral responsibility of government to introduce different
policies which are enable to provide weaker sections an opportunity for specific education. It is
one of the major responsibility of educational institutions to develop an appropriate framework
which is essential for academic growth in a short span of time. The government should also look
deeply on the implementation of different rules and regulations which are effective in providing
major benefit related to education. The academic institutions should also focus on preparing
different students related to higher education in order to make them extra competent.
Technical education should be provided to weaker sections of society in order to
eliminate poverty in a short span of time. Students who belong to weaker sections of society
needs more attention in order to gain different aspects of growth which are essential in the
development of whole country. Many people in weaker sections refuse to take education due to
traditional systems and is essential for human growth. Many sections of poor are unable to afford
higher education which is negative side for the government and it is compulsory for government
to address this issue in a short period of time. Many developing countries are also facing
different policies which are helpful in growth of education in a particular sense. The government
of United Kingdom is support from many different ministries to frame best education policies in
the country (Taylor, 2018). The improvement which is bought by education system is very much
helpful in growth and development of different sections of society. It is recommended for the
government to develop different policies and plans which are helpful in overall growth of
country. Many different governments which are involved in development of different sections of
society gives essential focus on health and its components along with focus on educational
policy. Scholarships on regular basis should be provided by government in order to develop a
critical approach which is essential for overall development of the country. Many aspects of
education for weaker sections which are helpful in development of whole system and policy
should be considered in a major sense by government. The academic institutions should follow
national curriculum in a precise manner in order to develop overall personality of a candidate.

The academic institutions should also focus on developing ethics in mind of students to develop
competency edge in students. The different educational institutions should also formulate
different plans with the help of professional management in order to develop a precise policy for
the students. Many governments in developed countries focus on providing appropriate
education with the help of national curriculum in order to effectively develop precise knowledge
in students. The government should also develop a precise strategy which is helpful in
development of overall personality of students. It is essential and compulsory for to develop
national curriculum according to weaker sections of society in order to gain growth and
development. Many countries design national curriculum for poor people in order to achieve
specific development in the field of humanities. The different governments in many countires
like UK also introduce a specific policy and plan in order to perform assessment of different
students. Many specific institutions should also bring different plans and policies which are
helpful in overall development of the personality (Nguyen, 2021). It is major goal of every
country to provide professional education to weaker sections of the society to gain growth in
human capital. The overall development of weaker sections in the society also contributes in
development of economy in major sense. It is the ethical responsibility of parents of different
students to develop a precise support system for their children to gain career growth. The major
institutions which are present in United Kingdom should focus on providing appropriate policy
for students to enhance their practical knowledge. In the development of overall institutions
teachers play a critical role so the institutions must hire professional teachers who are competent
enough to develop personality of different students. In United Kingdom it is the major
responsibility of academic institutions to follow different policies of government to gain growth
in academic life.

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