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Has Sinn Fein Education Minister improved outcomes for most disadvantaged?
4 May 2016
CLAIM: Since 2011 the Sinn Féin Education Minister John O’Dowd has "improved educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged", and consequently "58.5% of children receiving Free School Meals (FSM) now obtain 5 GCSEs A*-C, compared to 31.5% previously."
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ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
The claim fails to distinguish between students that are eligible for Free School Meals and those who actually receive them. However, once corrected for this