…study. Researchers from the Sutton Trust found that around 42 per cent of British Bafta winners went to an independent school, as well as 19 per cent of winners at…
Fraction of top doctors educated at state school
Greg Hurst wrote a front page report for The Times on our Leading People 2016 report Only a sixth of senior doctors and one in ten leading barristers were educated…
TOP BAFTA WINNERS TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AS BRIT WINNERS
…inaccessible to those from less advantaged backgrounds. More companies should sign up to the Government’s Social Mobility Business Compact, a commitment to ensure recruitment practices eliminate barriers to social mobility….
Law firms’ preferred universities
…to the top universities to recruit, says trust chairman Sir Peter Lampl, but that means making sure that those gaining degrees from them come from more diverse backgrounds. Read the…
Cambridge announces written entrance test amid elitism row
…to criticise Cambridge and Oxford universities for having labyrinthine admissions systems that deter applications from the brightest pupils at state schools. …. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust,…
David Cameron’s Oxford college admits fewest state school applicants
…state school pupils who apply there, with just one out of every 10 winning a place, according to a new report published on Thursday. The Brasenose figure features prominently in…