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Start Over Descriptor "*ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain)" Topic private schools Publisher new statesman ltd.
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1. Revisiting the 7 per cent problem.

Author

Turner, Janice

Subjects
*PRIVATE schools, *ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain), *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem," by Francis Green and David Kynaston, is presented.

Published
2019

2. Good manners and mediocre teachers.

Author

Skidelsky, William

Subjects
*ENDOWED public schools (Great Britain), *EDUCATIONAL standards, *UNIVERSITY & college admission, *PRIVATE schools
Abstract

Offers observations on admissions reforms at Bristol University and others throughout Great Britain. Description of the private school experience compared with the state school experience; Standards for admission; Criticism that private schools merely teach students to write essays well enough to meet admissions requirements at schools such as Bristol.

Published
2003

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