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State schools falling behind in new AI digital divide
16 Jul 2025
Laura Pitel and Lucy Fisher feature Sutton Trust research in a Times article on the background of MPs.
Former private school pupils will still be over-represented at Westminster after the general election, research suggests.
According to a study by the Sutton Trust, which campaigns on social mobility, 31 per cent of candidates in winnable seats attended fee-paying schools, compared with 7 per cent of the general population. The figure means that there would be little change in the present make-up of parliament, where one in three MPs went to private school.
Read the full article here. (£)