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"If their attainment continues to decline and that follows through to A-levels and participation in university, then that could have an effect on both labour market participation and pay disparity as well, or pay equality."

The Scottish Qualifications Authority also reported a reduction in the attainment gap between candidates from the most and least deprived areas.

“Public schools have successfully lifted the education attainment of Angeleno parents in recent decades, which helps explain their children’s stronger success in school,” he said.

The scheme is part of a wider strategy designed to narrow the attainment gap among pre-school children due to be unveiled on Monday.

He said that means bringing the area into attainment with national air quality standards will require additional effects to control the dust sources other than the lakebed.