Here is a more recent article (March 2, 2017) RE another Oxford-Sutton Trust partnership, this time launching a "summer school for white working-class boys."
Side note: How interesting that in this age of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS they are specifically targeting white boys. Isn't that "racist?'
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Bright pupils from deprived neighbourhoods and poor-performing state schools are encouraged to apply for the scheme
Oxford University has launched a summer school for white British boys, in a bid to increase its intake of working class students.
It is the first time the university has ever specifically targeted this demographic, which is one of the most underrepresented groups in UK higher education.
Under a new partnership with social mobility charity the Sutton Trust, male students from rural and coastal communities will be recruited for summer schools hosted at the top ranking institution.
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Good catch, OP! That was from 2008.
Here is a more recent article (March 2, 2017) RE another Oxford-Sutton Trust partnership, this time launching a "summer school for white working-class boys."
Side note: How interesting that in this age of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS they are specifically targeting white boys. Isn't that "racist?'
Christ Church College, Oxford University / iStock
Bright pupils from deprived neighbourhoods and poor-performing state schools are encouraged to apply for the scheme
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/oxford-university-summer-school-white-working-class-british-boys-year-12-pupils-sutton-trust-a7607706.html
Oxford University has launched a summer school for white British boys, in a bid to increase its intake of working class students.
It is the first time the university has ever specifically targeted this demographic, which is one of the most underrepresented groups in UK higher education.
Under a new partnership with social mobility charity the Sutton Trust, male students from rural and coastal communities will be recruited for summer schools hosted at the top ranking institution.