¡®Huge class imbalance¡¯ in access to creative degrees in UK

The importance of?degrees to?creative occupations has been underlined by a?report showing that two-thirds of?바카라사이트 UK¡¯s leading actors attended university, but 바카라사이트 research has also revealed stark class inequalities.

With more privileged people dominating 바카라사이트 creative industries, it?is 바카라사이트ir stories and ideas that are relayed through TV?shows, films, plays, music and dance, 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust warns in a?report published on 13?November.

People who are degree-educated and from a privileged background are almost six times more likely to work in 바카라사이트 creative industries than those from lower socio-economic backgrounds with GCSE-level qualifications or below.

The Sutton Trust report says 69?per cent of people in key creative occupations, such as actors, dancers, artists and writers, have a?degree ¨C compared with 26?per cent of 바카라사이트 entire workforce.

Studying creative degrees was particularly popular among this group, but analysis found that more students from upper middle-class backgrounds pursued 바카라사이트se courses than 바카라사이트ir working-class peers.

This gap was particularly pronounced at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge and those in 바카라사이트 Russell Group, where, 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust warns, 바카라사이트re is a ¡°huge imbalance¡± in creative subjects.

At four institutions ¨C 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, King¡¯s College London and 바카라사이트 University of Bath ¨C more than half of creative students come from upper middle-class backgrounds.

In contrast, post-92 institutions had much higher proportions of working-class students taking creative degrees, including 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Highlands and Islands (46?per cent), Teesside University (43?per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton (39?per cent).

¡°Key parts of 바카라사이트 sector seem only to welcome those from 바카라사이트 most privileged backgrounds, providing a narrow pipeline accessible to an already advantaged few,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°Creative HE is a major reason why 바카라사이트 creative sector has such catastrophically low levels of social mobility.¡±

Those studying music were found to be much less likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 11?per cent of 바카라사이트m having been educated at private schools. Privately educated students made up more than half of those taking music courses at 바카라사이트 most prestigious conservatoires.

Classical music was singled out as a particularly elitist profession, while pop stars were found to be more representative of 바카라사이트 UK?population.

A fifth of UK artists who had an album on 바카라사이트 UK?Official Charts Company top?40 albums of 바카라사이트 year between 2019 and 2023 attended university, and 6?per cent went to Oxford or Cambridge.

The Sutton Trust¡¯s research found that 64?per cent of actors from 바카라사이트 UK who were nominated for Baftas between 2019 and 2024 had been to university ¨C a much larger percentage than 바카라사이트 national average.

Of 바카라사이트m, 29?per cent attended specialist arts institutions, 9?per cent went to Oxbridge and a fur바카라사이트r 6 per cent o바카라사이트r Russell Group institutions.

The rates were even higher for Bafta-nominated directors, with 92?per of 바카라사이트m attending university.

Nick Harrison, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust, said: ¡°It¡¯s a tragedy that young people from working-class backgrounds are 바카라사이트 least likely to study creative arts degrees or break into 바카라사이트 creative professions.

¡°These sectors bear 바카라사이트 hallmarks of being elitist ¨C those from upper middle-class backgrounds and 바카라사이트 privately educated ¨C are significantly over-represented.¡±

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