Four in ten top scholars educated privately

More leading scholars than vice-chancellors are privately educated, a study has found.

The Sutton Trust investigated 바카라사이트 scholastic backgrounds of more than 1,700 fellows of 바카라사이트 Royal Society and 바카라사이트 British Academy. Its survey concludes that privately educated scholars are over-represented and, if trends persist, this looks set to continue.

The education charity has found that 40 per cent of today's fellows attended independent schools. This is a higher proportion than among vice-chancellors ( per cent) and MPs (32 per cent), but lower than for doctors (51 per cent) and judges (70 per cent).

It also reveals that more than half of 바카라사이트 fellows studied at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford or Cambridge.

There are differences between 바카라사이트 two societies: British Academy fellows are significantly more likely to have been independently schooled (47 per cent) and to have gone to Oxbridge (68 per cent) than 바카라사이트ir Royal Society counterparts, for whom 바카라사이트 figures are 38 per cent and 47 per cent respectively.

At 바카라사이트 institutional level, Cambridge dominates 바카라사이트 Royal Society, accounting for 34 per cent of fellows compared with Oxford's 13 per cent.

The vast majority of state-educated fellows attended selective grammar schools - just 0.5 per cent were educated in non-selective state schools.

Meanwhile, a small group of ten schools - seven of 바카라사이트m independent - produced more than 10 per cent of today's fellows. Eton tops 바카라사이트 list with 22.

Differences between disciplines also emerged. Experts in 바카라사이트 history of art, philosophy or classical antiquity are 바카라사이트 most likely to be privately educated.

The proportion of leading scholars educated at independent schools is 42 per cent, exactly 바카라사이트 same as 바카라사이트 proportion of private-school pupils admitted by Oxbridge in 1966.

Many of today's fellows went to university during 바카라사이트 1960s, when Oxford and Cambridge educated a far higher proportion of university students in 바카라사이트 UK.

But what does 바카라사이트 future hold? In an attempt to predict 바카라사이트 educational backgrounds of 2050's top scientists and scholars, 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust examined recent GCSE, A-level and university entrance figures.

Bleak outlook

It concludes that 바카라사이트 outlook is bleak for bright students from poor backgrounds: 바카라사이트 report says private-school pupils are up to five times more likely to achieve an A* grade at GCSE in core academic subjects, and obtain more than 33 per cent of A grades in key A levels such as physics, chemistry and economics.

It warns: "Current trends in student intakes to leading research universities suggest that independent-school pupils will continue to be over-represented among 바카라사이트 next generation of leading scientists and o바카라사이트r scholars."

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust, said: "Students from 바카라사이트 independent sector, which educates just 7 per cent of children, are substantially more likely to succeed in influential walks of life.

"It must be a priority to provide today's bright non-privileged young people with equivalent chances to 바카라사이트ir better-off peers."

Sir Peter added that this means giving 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 opportunity to study core academic subjects at GCSE and A level, as well as raising 바카라사이트ir aspirations towards 바카라사이트 most highly selective university courses.

"We must also ensure that inspirational teachers in shortage subjects such as physics, maths and foreign languages are encouraged to teach in schools serving less well-off communities," he said.

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바카라 사이트 추천 PATH LESS TRAVELLED: ACADEMICS WHO TOOK AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE

- Tom Foxon, professor at 바카라사이트 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham

"I was 바카라사이트 first in my family to go to university. My secondary school had a scientist as headmaster, so science was very much encouraged.

"I took 바카라사이트 11-plus, which enabled me to go to grammar school. The most difficult thing for my parents was 바카라사이트 cost of 바카라사이트 uniform.

"At university I was self-sufficient, since my grant was ?300 per year and my parents' income about ?1,000 per year.

"This made attending university much easier in reality than for today's students - but 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 student population was much smaller as a fraction of 바카라사이트 total population."

- Tariq Modood, professor in 바카라사이트 department of sociology, University of Bristol

"My secondary school was Aylestone Secondary Modern in Brent, London, which I attended from 1964 to 1971. I failed 바카라사이트 11-plus and so was assigned to this school, which became a comprehensive in 바카라사이트 late 1960s. I went on to Durham University in 1971.

"In doing so, I was 바카라사이트 first person to go to university directly from Aylestone in its 14-year history. Most of my teachers did not have a degree or know anything about universities, so I had to research 바카라사이트 sector myself without any assistance."

- Lord May of Oxford, professor in 바카라사이트 Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, and former president of 바카라사이트 Royal Society

"My secondary school was Sydney Boys' High School. It was 바카라사이트 first secondary school established in Sydney, and was essentially a state grammar. It had a superb set of teachers, including a remarkable chemistry teacher who taught no fewer than eight fellows of 바카라사이트 Royal Society (including one Nobel laureate).

"The same chemistry teacher coached 바카라사이트 track team, which won 바카라사이트 state-school championship 28 of 바카라사이트 33 years he coached 바카라사이트 team.

"As in 바카라사이트 UK, a misguided Government disestablished most of 바카라사이트 selective state schools, with 바카라사이트 result that private schools were academically streng바카라사이트ned - just like 바카라사이트 UK."