There are a group of pupils in your school who are at a disadvantage you may have never considered. It impacts their access to the curriculum, their social interactions and their self-esteem. And the worst thing is, schools tend to make things worse, not better. These pupils are those who do not have a strong background in ‘standard English’ This is the view of Rob Drummond, reader in sociolinguistics a Manchester Metropolitan University, and head of youth language, at the Manchester Centre for Youth studies. He explains all on this episode. Links mentioned in this episode are as follows: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/oTZCC1jmXt6NBNoULm6f6?domain=accentism.org (www.accentism.org) https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/7U_EC2RnYiVzZzXT1MUhf?domain=manchestervoices.org (www.manchestervoices.org)