The Guardian once published an article saying that research shows that the highest positions in the UK are firmly in the hands of elites in private schools.
Since it is the "highest position", let's first take a look at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
In the fall of 11977, Johnson entered Eton College in Berkshire with a King's Scholarship. Eton College, whose full name is The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor Palace, is a famous British men's school.
Eaton is famous all over the world for its "cradle of elites" and "gentleman culture". It is also known for its strict management. It is recognized as the best middle school in the UK and is a place for training for elites in the British royal family, political and economic circles.
Highest alumni include Shelley, George Orwell, Henry Fielding, Ian Fleming, Henry Saar (later President Eaton), Keynes, the Duke of Wellington and Prince William.
After Boris became the British Prime Minister, the proportion of private schools for cabinet members has increased significantly, although this data has dropped slightly after the cabinet reorganization this year.
British think tank Sutton Trust released data saying that 60% of the new cabinet members appointed by Boris had studied in private schools, while only about 7% of the population in the UK attended private schools.
Next, let’s take a look at which cabinet members have attended private schools.
Nadhim Zahawi - New Minister of Education
Nadhim Zahawi, who had studied at King Wimbledon College, replaced Gavin Williamson of the Public School as Minister of Education. He also became the first person to receive a private education and hold the position since Nicky Morgan was removed from office five years ago.
Zahavi has attended 2 private middle schools in London: Ibstock Place School and King's College School.
lbstock Place School is widely popular among parents and students because it highly protects students and parents studying in school. Although its popularity is far lower than that of famous schools such as Eton, it is also the favorite private school of the local wealthy people.
Then, Zahavi entered King's College School, the top private school in Wimbledon, London. The school was founded in 1829 and was originally an affiliated middle school of King's College, University of London.
King's College School is also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's or KCS Wimbledon. The school is one of the schools with the most graduates entering the "Niujian" and about one-third of graduates are admitted to Oxford and Cambridge every year. The other students have entered the Russell University Group and other elite schools in the UK, and about 8% of the students have been admitted to top American universities such as Harvard and Stanford.
Kwasi Kwarteng - Minister of Commerce
Kwasi Kwarteng was born in London. His parents immigrated to the UK as students from Ghana in the 1960s. Kwoten High School also attended Eton College and then entered Cambridge University.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Secretary of International Trade
Trevelyan once studied at St Paul's Girls' School in West London.
St Paul's Public School (St Paul Girls' School, St Paul Girls' School) St Paul's Girls' School is one of the nine public schools in the UK and the only girls' school among the nine public schools. The school was founded in 1904 and is a Christian-funded school, like the St. Paul boys' school provided by Dean Collit in 1509.
Compared with other public schools, the curriculum settings of St. Paul Girls' School pay more attention to the cultivation of academic achievements and literary atmosphere. Many well-known actors, models and socialites graduated from the school and are the cradles of elite women.
Simon Hart - Secretary of Wales
Simon Hart once studied at Radley College.
Radley College was founded in 1847. It is a private boarding boys' school near Radley, Oxfordshire, England. The school covers an area of 800 acres (3.2 square kilometers) and features outdoor courses, golf courses, lakes and farmlands.
Radley School is tied with Winchester School, Harrow School and Eton School as one of the four largest boarding higher private boys' schools in the UK. Radley Public School’s academic performance is impressive, with an Oxford and Cambridge admission rate of nearly 18% each year, and is known as the “Legend Little Oxford”.
Ben Wallace - Secretary of Defense
Wallace once studied at Millfield School.
Millfield School is located in Samoset County, southwest England. It is the largest private co-school for boys and girls in England. Millfield Middle School has a huge equestrian center, at least 15 tennis courts, 3 golf courses, 2 equestrian centers (with more than 60 horses being trained), swimming pool, indoor and outdoor track and field, hockey court, rugby court, multiple football fields, racing stadium, swordsmanship, squash court and cricket court.
So many sports building facilities also show that physical education here is OK! Millfield School not only performed well in academic performance, but also produced 16 Olympic medalists.
Rishi Sunak - Secretary of the Exchequer
Rishi Sunak was born on May 12, 1980 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.
used to study at Winchester College, boarding boys' school, and was a student representative of the school.
Winchester Public School was founded in 1384 by Winchester Bishop William Wickham. It is located in Hampshire, southern England. It is the first university preparatory school in the UK to accept poor students for free. It has created the history of British public education and is a boarding boys' school with a long history.
school covers an area of about 250 acres and maintains the 50-acre Fallodon Nature Reserve and has 400 acres of golf course. The familiar Wang Sicong and Huo Qigang also graduated from Winchester Public School.
However, this boys' school with a history of more than 600 years will accept day female students from 2022, and boarding female students from 2024. The girls' grade is a high school preparatory class (sixth form), and prepare for the A Level with boys at a ratio of 50-50.
Brandon Lewis - Secretary of State for Affairs
Brandon was born in Harold Wood, Harold Wood, northeastern suburbs of London. He once studied at Forest School, Walthamsto Forest School in eastern London.
Forest School is an independent day school located in Walthamstow, London. The school consists of elementary school to high school, enrolling students aged 4 to 18, with equal distribution of boys and girls. The school not only provides general education, but also has strong strength in the music, drama and art departments.
This is one of the few "diamond structure" schools in the UK and the only school in London. The school’s students are 4-6 years old in a mixed class, starting from the age of 7 to 16 (Grade 11) in a single-gender class, until the 12-13th grade, returning to the mixed class.However, starting from the school year in September 2022, the school will be completely changed to co-education.
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