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Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs

Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds

The Guardian - UK

‘Little progress’ made opening up top jobs to state-educated people – charity

The Sutton Trust said the most influential people in the UK remain five times more likely to have gone to a private school than the general population

Evening Standard

Eat the Rich (But Maybe Not Me Mates X) review – scorching comedy about class privilege

This tremendous solo show by Jade Franks uses deep rage and deadpan wit to skewer the ruling class

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Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem

The British media has a class problem, according to recent research by The Sutton Trust. In short, the privately educated are over-represented in the creative industries, especially in film and television. The trust’s report, A Class Act (2024), demonstrates that this area of British culture is disproportionately produced by the…

The Conversation

Imperial beats Oxbridge in global university rankings for second year in a row

Oxford fell from third to fourth place, while Cambridge fell from fifth to sixth in the global rankings for 2026.

The Independent UK

Staff and students fight loss of A-levels at London college helping disadvantaged learners

BSix in Hackney gives pupils a second chance academically but new owner wants to focus on vocational courses

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Trump’s attack on Harvard is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for British universities

COMMENT: The UK’s demoralised and underfunded university sector could build some confidence – and some money – by sweeping up would-be Ivy League students, writes Chris Blackhurst

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Simon Schama’s Story of Us review – not a good look for a noted professor

This cultural history of the British people is a vague, subjective take that lurches into the reactionary when it tackles social media. It’s a far cry from being a ‘major’ series

The Guardian - UK

Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott: ‘I was so ahead of the game. The Oxbridge lot were aghast’

As Gladiator II roars into the arena, its Oscar-winning director and star talk about horse-riding, Blade Runner, vodka, Scorsese, Elon Musk, vulnerability, AI … and Russell Crowe

The Guardian - UK

Focus on final-year exams at Oxbridge may disadvantage female students – report

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer from PMS, a report suggests.

The Independent UK

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class

The Guardian - UK

'Wasn't Pretty But Got The Job Done' - Charlie Woods Helps High-School Team Win First Postseason Event

The Benjamin School won the District 13-1A championship by two strokes after Woods came sixth in the individual competition

Golf Monthly

DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students

Updated accountability measures aim to encourage school leavers towards wider range of institutions and vocational options

The Guardian - UK

What is the acceptance rate for undergraduates at the University of St Andrews?

Here is everything you need to know about the acceptance rate at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, as the institution tops Oxbridge in a new…

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The Guardian - UK

Relationship with father among psychological factors cited in Huw Edwards case

Social media and a perception of Oxbridge elitism at the BBC also featured in experts’ reports

The Guardian - UK

Leading universities urged to take no more than 10% of students from private schools

Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book

The Conversation

The Federal Union: how a group of 1940s economists dreamt of a European Union for the working classes

On the eve of the Second World War, three Oxbridge graduates joined forces in London and wrote a pamphlet calling for the union of Britain with other democracies to avert the coming conflict. They sent the short pamphlet, titled “Federal Union”, to more than 500 opinion-makers in Britain. The warm…

The Guardian - UK

Ben Bradshaw is still wrong on Iraq and the Guardian

Brief letters: Poor judgment | State school kids at Oxbridge | Assisted dying | A quick baked potato

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‘Astonishing speed!’: the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winner

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

The Guardian - UK

A challenge to the BBC’s Oxbridge bias

Letter: This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 to compete in University Challenge, and still they did not win, writes Frank Coffield

The Guardian - UK

The Garrick row is not about women getting in – it’s about the dinosaurs desperate to keep us out

Beleaguered members cite tradition, but this is an attempt to protect powerful men from society’s progress, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Oxbridge must help pupils from state schools succeed, college head says

Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomes

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Fry: ‘I was never cute – I’ve got better looking as I’ve got older’

As Britain’s pre-eminent brainbox voices Leonardo da Vinci in new stopmotion film The Inventor, he answers readers’ questions on dinner parties, trivia quizzes and getting old

The Guardian - UK

Writer Kerry Hudson: ‘I grew up with the narrative that working-class mothers were the worst’

The author on following her acclaimed debut Lowborn with a memoir about motherhood, why her next two books will be thrillers, and the power of toast to bring cheer

The Guardian - UK

UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies

Campaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels

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