The Educational Backgrounds of Scientists and Scholars
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The Educational Backgrounds of Scientists and Scholars
- Description:
- This report by the Sutton Trust suggests that 42% of the UK's top scientists and scholars were privately educated. It also found 51% of medics, 70% of judges, 54% of leading journalists and 32% of MPs went to independent schools. The report suggests that it should be a priority to provide bright students from poorer homes the same opportunities as more privileged young people, by giving them the opportunity to study core academic subjects at GCSE and A-level, as well as raising their aspirations towards the most highly-selective university courses. It also suggests inspirational teachers in shortage subjects like physics, maths and foreign languages must be encouraged to teach in schools serving less well off communities.
- Submitted On:
- 08/10/2009
