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Leading universities urged to take no more than 10% of students from private schools

Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book

The Guardian - UK

Eton College music teacher banned from school after searching ‘gay little boys’ on work laptop

David Goode admits remorse over his actions but an investigation found there was a public interest in banning him from teaching for life

The Independent UK

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools

The elite school says it will raise fees to £63,000 per annum from January, according to reports

The Independent UK

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Lord Fellowes obituary

Private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the divorces of three of her children and the death of Princess Diana

The Guardian - UK

William van Cutsem: Prince William's 'brotherlike' BFF — and latest hire

The childhood pals reportedly shared a love of shooting, skiing and parties growing up — now the chartered surveyor nicknamed “VC” has been appointed the future king’s adviser. Katie Strick charts their lifelong friendship

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton and Prince William ignored this royal tradition, and it will 'strengthen their family unit'

The Prince and Princess of Wales made a choice for Prince George, Charlotte and Louis that strayed from an established royal tradition

Woman & Home

Michael Neal obituary

Other lives: History teacher at Eton who became a creative headteacher of Cranborne Chase school for girls in Wiltshire

The Guardian - UK

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Talk about a downgrade — iconic British private school that has educated world leaders and royalty is forcing pupils to use ancient Nokia phones

Iconic British private school Eton to force pupils to use ancient Nokia phones in a bid to improve classroom behavior.

TechRadar

Smartphones are bad for kids – we don’t need to call on scientific data to know it

Jonathan Haidt’s claims about the effects of devices on children’s wellbeing have been criticised for lacking proof, but they tell us what we need to know

The Guardian - UK

Eton pupils to swap their smartphones for offline Nokias from next term

From September, the school will issue boys with a Nokia handset that is not connected to the internet and can only be used to make calls and send texts

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Message to Labour: don’t tax school fees. Make private schools work for the public good

Finding a balance between privatisation and nationalisation has defied past governments – the party must make this its mission, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Playing fields sold off, swimming pools closed down – state-school children don’t have a sporting chance

A Guardian report has revealed the huge areas of outdoor space owned by UK private schools. It’s time for this inequality to end, says journalist Robert Verkaik

The Guardian - UK

Beagling, golf and jolly hockey sticks: outdoor life at England’s largest private schools

Guardian investigation reveals vast gap in outdoor space and lists the top 10 schools with the most of all

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How England’s top private schools came to own 38,000 acres of land

Students at top fee-paying institutions benefit from centuries of philanthropy originally intended to help the poor

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupils

Guardian investigation finds pupils at England’s wealthiest schools have much greater access to land, with implications for mental health

The Independent UK

Bear Grylls history with the Scouts explained amid Russell Brand baptism controversy

The Eton-educated former soldier, a master of survival, was an easy pick to become the UK’s youngest-ever chief scout aged just 34

The Guardian - UK

Six of the worst: the school floggings suffered by the beaten generation

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Sebastian Doggart on being flogged at Eton and share their own experiences of corporal punishement at school

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The Guardian - UK

‘It gives me no pleasure, but I am going to have to beat you’: was I the last boy to be flogged at Eton?

I was 13 and in my first year at the elite public school when I was caught drinking. The punishment shaped my time there – and became a watershed for the institution

Evening Standard

London sixth form joins Eton and Harrow among international elite

More Londoners from poor backgrounds set to win scholarships to Ivy league universities

Evening Standard

Eton pupils give father of stabbed footballer Kiyan Price standing ovation for powerful speech

Kiyan, 15, was murdered trying to break up a fight outside his north London school 18 years ago

Evening Standard

'Fun-loving' Eton College schoolboy dies after collapsing on playing fields

Raphaël Pryor’s parents are left ‘devastated by the tragic death of their beautiful and only child’

The Guardian - UK

Boarding schools can do tremendous harm. Charles Spencer’s bleak memoir proves it

Many boys educated privately hand their trauma to the next generation – and, dangerously, to those who are raised to govern, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Evening Standard

Lady Rose Hanbury: Kate Princess of Wales' party-loving close friend with a Saltburn-style upbringing

While the Marchioness of Cholmondeley is one of Kate Middleton’s best-known associates, they couldn’t be less similar. Maddy Mussen reports on the flamboyant life of her party-loving lookalike

Evening Standard

Jacob Rees-Mogg's teenage son defends him against Matt Hancock's jibe

The MP’s Etonion son confronted the former Health Secretary.

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