A study found that 28.6 per cent of pupils whose parents paid full private school fees earned 70,000 or more by their 30s. For those who attended private schools under the assisted places scheme the proportion was 18.2 per cent, and for those who attended state schools it was 7.6 per cent.
Source: Sally Power, Geoff Whitty and Emma Wisby, Educational and Career Trajectories of Assisted Place Holders, Sutton Trust (020 8788 3223)
Links: Report | BBC report | Guardian report
Date: 2006-Jul
A report (by a private university) described as "a great success" a scheme (in Liverpool) designed to show how access to leading independent schools could be opened up to children from low-income backgrounds.
Source: Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson, Five Years On: Open access to independent education, Centre for Education and Employment Research/University of Buckingham (01280 820338)
Links: Report | BBC report | Guardian report
Date: 2006-May
The fair trading watchdog reached a settlement with 50 private schools being investigated for price-fixing. Under the agreement, the schools would make an ex-gratia payment totalling 3 million into a charitable trust fund to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the academic years 2001-02 to 2003-04. In addition the schools would pay a nominal penalty of 10,000 per school. The schools would admit that their participation in the exchange of sensitive information.
Source: <:Statement 27 February 2006, Office of Fair Trading (0870 606 0321)
Links: Statement
Date: 2006-Feb
