White working-class Britons shut out of diversity schemes by elite universities
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White working class Britons have been shut out of diversity schemes at Oxford and Cambridge universities.More than a dozen scholarships at the prestigious duo are restricted to students from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.These schemes exclude white working class students, who are one of the most under-represented groups in higher education.Earlier this week, an inquiry into the educational outcomes of white working-class Britons found the group to be one of the most disadvantaged and underachieving in English schools.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Critics have now warned a "two-tier" academic system is taking hold.Suella Braverman, Reform UK's education spokeswoman, told The Telegraph: "Because of the Equality Act, white working-class families have been betrayed by a system that is designed to work against them, and this is yet another example of two-tier academic society that punishes white working class boys and girls because of who they are."If Oxford and...
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