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The article focuses on the claims that private schools in Great Britain are at risk of being corrupted by big donations from foreign parents who believe that paying more money will give their children better education. According to an education consultant, Kazakh and Chinese parents are more likely to make sizeable donations to their child's school in a mistaken belief that this will ensure preferential treatment. The misunderstanding of donation system in private schools is discussed.

The article reports on private schools in Great Britain, whose costs are climbing along with their prestige. Although only a small percentage of British school children attend private versus public schools, most of the social elite have attended them, and the article attempts to quantify the return on parents' investment.

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.

The article describes how the European Convention on Human Rights' introduction of "public authorities" into its framework will affect British schools. A "public authority" is defined as an institution created by the state for the purpose of fulfilling the duties of the state. Details of which British schools fall under the purview of "public agency" according the the Convention on Human Rights are offered.

The article reports that headteachers from Britain's private schools should be sent into state-sponsored schools to help them improve, according to a report. The recommendation came from a report sent to education ministers. The venture would be part of the Independent State School Partnership, which was created in 1998 to foster cooperation between government and privately-funded schools. Private schools should also be given funding to help them partner with state schools in specific subject areas.

Offers observations on life at Eton, a private school in England. Changes in Eton slang since previous generations; Changes in school operations, including meal times and the use of younger boys as servants; Use of complicated communication devices; Types of beatings available to schoolboys, including those from school administrators and prefects.