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Novara Live: A-Levels Expose England’s Rigged School System

The gap between students at private and state schools receiving A/A* grades has hit record levels. We speak to Jeevun Sandher about the statistics behind Britain's educational divide.

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Opinion: Long School Days Won’t Get Children up to Speed Post-Pandemic – Our Privately-Educated Overlords Should Know That

James McAsh

There's a reason small class sizes and rich extracurricular provision are staples of private schooling, writes primary teacher James McAsh.

Opinion: Private Schools Have Always Let Wealthy Students Jump the University Queue

Mark Jago

A-level downgrading has made clear the class discrimination that has always been inherent in the schooling system, writes Mark Jago. Universities should take this chance to amend admissions procedures to reduce rather than exacerbate inequality.

Ash Wednesday: The Politics of Envy

For 101 out of 298 years of Parliamentary history, we’ve been governed by an Old Etonian. Why not turn Eton College into Lower Slough High School?

Could a Labour Government Finally Abolish Private Education?

Ruby Woolfe

Whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt win the Conservative leadership we're about to get another privately educated prime minister. But within the Labour party opposition to private schooling is growing at last.

How Rising London Rents are Funding Elite Private Schools

Sol Gamsu

While you're shelling out to put a roof over your head, it's easy to forget who owns the ground beneath your feet. For many cash-strapped London students, rent money is helping to feather the nests of the elite - and the situation isn't uncommon.

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