Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Sedgemore (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 17 members in total.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE

That this House expresses its concern that too many public schools are educating their pupils beyond their ability in an effort to enable them to get places at university which they do not deserve; congratulates those universities who are beginning to see through their confidence trick which has existed for decades; notes that 'A' levels provide only limited evidence either of intelligence or as a predictor of good degrees; condemns nasty and selfish attempts at blackmail by the President of the Girls' School Association and Chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference to obtain places at university for undeserving pupils and create a socially divisive country through privileges for the middle class; and calls on the Government to stop changing its policy on this issue and instead remove the charitable status of those public schools involved.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

835 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Access Admissions Charities Higher education Parents Private education Students Social class

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk