{"id":90694,"date":"2024-07-09T01:18:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/state-or-private-school-the-education-backgrounds-of-the-new-cabinet\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T01:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:18:13","slug":"state-or-private-school-the-education-backgrounds-of-the-new-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/state-or-private-school-the-education-backgrounds-of-the-new-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"State or private school? The education backgrounds of the new cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Labour cabinet has a record number of state-educated ministers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Out of 25 cabinet members, just one went to private school and one to grammar, with the remainder – 92% – attending comprehensive school, according to analysis by The Sutton Trust.<\/p>\n

By comparison, in the cabinets of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss just 19% of ministers were state educated.<\/p>\n

About 6% of children in the UK go to private school, meaning this cabinet closely reflects the educational experiences of the general public.<\/p>\n

But that starts to diverge when you look at higher education, with 40% of cabinet ministers having studied at Oxbridge, compared to less than 1% of the UK population.<\/p>\n

Sky News looks at the educational background of each of Sir Keir Starmer’s new top team.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer, prime minister<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Grammar<\/p>\n

Sir Keir studied law at the University of Leeds before gaining his postgraduate degree at Oxford.<\/p>\n

His school was a selective state school when he joined and his place was state-funded throughout his time there, but became a private school two years into his time there.<\/p>\n

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Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Rayner did not go to university. She left school at 16 with no qualifications when she was pregnant with her first son.<\/p>\n

After giving birth, Ms Rayner went to college part-time, studying British sign language and social care.<\/p>\n

Rachel Reeves, chancellor<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

She read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford before gaining a master’s in economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).<\/p>\n

Ms Reeves was educated at an all-girls comprehensive school in Beckenham, south London, which she said “really believed” in her and “gave me everything I needed to get on”.<\/p>\n

She described herself as “swot”, revealing she did SATs exams in her free time after her school boycotted them.<\/p>\n

Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster <\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr McFadden studied politics at Edinburgh University.<\/p>\n

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David Lammy, foreign secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Lammy studied law at SOAS and later became the first black Briton to attend Harvard Law School, where he gained a master of laws degree.<\/p>\n

He has condemned Oxford University for not accepting enough black and ethnic minority students.<\/p>\n

Yvette Cooper, home secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Cooper read PPE at Oxford University and was then awarded a Kennedy Scholarship to study at Harvard University.<\/p>\n

She finished her studies with a master’s in economics at LSE.<\/p>\n

John Healey, defence secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive; independent sixth form college<\/p>\n

Mr Healey was mostly educated at a comprehensive but went to a private school for his last two years.<\/p>\n

He then studied social and political science at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n

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Shabana Mahmood, justice secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive; grammar for sixth form college<\/p>\n

Ms Mahmood failed the 11-plus exam that would have granted her a place at grammar school, instead attending the local comprehensive.<\/p>\n

But she has said she remained a “full-blown geek”, and she went to a grammar school after GCSEs.<\/p>\n

She studied law at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n

Wes Streeting, health secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Streeting studied history at Cambridge University.<\/p>\n

Bridget Phillipson, education secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Phillipson’s family grew up in a council house, and she has described being “bullied at school” because “parents didn’t want their children mixing with people like me”.<\/p>\n

She went to drama school on the weekends, which landed her a role as an extra in the TV series Byker Grove.<\/p>\n

She studied modern history at the University of Oxford, where she became co-chair of the university Labour club.<\/p>\n

Ed Miliband, energy secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Miliband read PPE at University of Oxford and then gained a master’s in economics at LSE.<\/p>\n

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Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Kendall went to Watford Grammar School – which despite its name is only partially selective. She was at school with former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell.<\/p>\n

She went on to study history at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Reynolds, business and trade secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Reynolds studied politics and modern history at the University of Manchester.<\/p>\n

He later enrolled in law school as a mature student, gaining a graduate diploma in law (GDL) and legal practice course (LPC) at BPP Law School in Manchester.<\/p>\n

Peter Kyle, science, innovation and technology secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Having struggled with severe undiagnosed dyslexia at school, Mr Kyle went to university aged 25 after encouragement from a colleague at the Body Shop.<\/p>\n

At the University of Sussex he was diagnosed with dyslexia and ultimately gained a PhD in community economic development.<\/p>\n

Louise Haigh, transport secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Private<\/p>\n

Ms Haigh went to Sheffield High School, an independent school.<\/p>\n

She studied government and economics at LSE but did not finish the course, going on to graduate with a degree in politics from the University of Nottingham.<\/p>\n

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Steve Reed, environment, food and rural affairs secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Reed studied English at the University of Sheffield – the first member of his family to go to university.<\/p>\n

Lisa Nandy, culture, media and sport secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Nandy studied politics at Newcastle University before gaining a master’s in public policy at Birkbeck, University of London.<\/p>\n

Hilary Benn, Northern Ireland secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Benn graduated in Russian and Eastern European Studies from the University of Sussex.<\/p>\n

Ian Murray, Scottish secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Murray gained an honours degree in social policy and law from the University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

Jo Stevens, Welsh secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Stevens studied law at Manchester University before completing the solicitors’ professional examination at Manchester Polytechnic.<\/p>\n

Lucy Powell, leader of the House of Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Ms Powell studied chemistry at the University of Oxford and King’s College London.<\/p>\n

Angela Smith, leader of the House of Lords<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Baroness Smith graduated with a BA in public administration from Leicester Polytechnic.<\/p>\n

Alan Campbell, chief whip<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Campbell studied politics at Lancaster University and then gained a PGCE from the University of Leeds.<\/p>\n

He finished his education at Newcastle Polytechnic, gaining a master’s in history.<\/p>\n

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Jones studied human bioscience at Plymouth University, where he was elected president of the students’ union.<\/p>\n

Richard Hermer, attorney general<\/strong><\/p>\n

School type: Comprehensive<\/p>\n

Mr Hermer studied politics and modern history at the University of Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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