Primary school pupils with unemployed parents make far less progress than those with parents working in management and professional jobs.This is according to research by the Institute of Education, which revealed that children's progress during their early years of school is driven by their parents' social class.It was found that on average, children from middle-class backgrounds are likely to be eight months ahead of poorer pupils by the age of seven."The finding that social class ... Read more about Pupils with unemployed parents 'make least progress'