Winchester City Of Winchester, United Kingdom

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Dulwich College, left, charges £14,782 for a term of office of the full Board and Winchester , right, charges £13,903

Two of the top English private schools defended their decision not to accept a benefactor that offer scholarships for disadvantaged white boys.

Winchester and Dulwich colleges have reported, the offer was rejected - that's a value of over £1m - by a former student of Professor Sir Bryan Thwaites.

The schools say that they don't want ethnic restrictions as to who can financially help.

Sir Bryan says he's now take over the search for the public schools of his offer.

The philanthropists who is 96 and exit plans, the funds in his Testament, at Dulwich, by the beginning of the Second World War , and went to Winchester .

His parents, the fees for him and his brother without the help of scholarships. make

Sir Bryan says he wants to help the white boys from disadvantaged backgrounds, because they are worse in school than their counterparts from other ethnic groups.

Sir Bryan said that this was why he wanted to be a leading education on The Other , and believed that the institutions were wrong about his offer rejected on the basis that it was based on race.

He told The Times : "I've done a lot for the Two schools over The Years and have been closely involved in them.

"more, so I have the feeling that both schools have a strategic error in their interpretation of the laws. "

the news of the deal first appeared in the, the former Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Mr. Phillips wrote that "Sir Bryan wanted to do The Right thing by families need support," and said that the developed law on gender equality in 2010, for the benefit of the people of color, but of equality.

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The Star said there were "a whole series of academically brilliant, a very good student" who needs an incentive to aim for top universities.

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fees of about 40k

Winchester , a Boarding School , which cost £13,903 Per Semester, and Dulwich, which costs £7,082, a term for day boys and £14,782, for a term of boarding, are among The Most exclusive schools in England.

At Dulwich, there are currently 191 pupils from year 3 to year 13, who said, in the receipt of a needs-scholarship of The School .

"The college ambition is for 50% of the students in Dulwich in the case of the receipt of the fee relief through grants and, increasingly, to scholarships. This number is currently 30%," it said in a statement.

A spokesman for the Winchester College, said: "The School , in common with many universities, outreach systems have been carefully selected, and under-represented communities. These systems work successfully and are reviewed regularly.

Winchester College, says it outreach systems

"The School to discuss further with the benefactor of the effective execution of their intentions.

"But the Board of Trustees, it is clear that the broad consultation carried out, that the acceptance of a legacy of this kind would neither be in the interest of The School as a charity, nor the specific interests of those you support through your work.

"without Prejudice to the statutory exemptions from the relevant legislation, The School is not to see how discrimination on the basis of a young, color to be always compatible with the values. "

the master of Dulwich College, Dr Joe Spence said: "We are very grateful for the many benefactors who support the College scholarship Fund. Their generosity, we are able to offer academically able boys a place at Dulwich College.

"but I'm resistant to the awards, with each ethnic or religious criteria. Scholarships are an engine of social mobility, and they are all, in our entrance examination, regardless of their background. "

Disadvantaged white boys

In England, the education system, as in the GCSE examinations forms in accordance with their opportunities in life, because it is The Gateway to everything.

Only 40% of All Boys made a strong pass of grade 5 or above in maths and English. This is almost 7 percentage points lower than in the case of the girls.

the poverty in childhood influences The Other strongly in the measurement of children entitled to free school meals.

Only about a third of the poor children of the white British backgrounds, the mathematics and English GCSEs are enough.

Combine, gender, and poverty, and poor white boys have long recognized how the left-behind students in the education system.

So, what would make a difference? Evidence from England and abroad argue that it is the quality of teaching, the biggest impact.

recruit But, more leading schools in disadvantaged areas, it is harder to hold, highly qualified teachers, makes it more likely that the children will have lessons from someone who is not a degree in the subject.

private schools, social mobility

Source of news: bbc.com