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Nearly half of UK award nominees in last decade were privately educated

Labour analysis finds 40% of Britons nominated for main prizes at major cultural awards went to private school

The findings come as Keir Starmer prepares to embark on his latest “missions tour” to promote his party’s policies on education, including a pledge to broaden the national curriculum to give students more access to sport, music and drama. Labour’s stance contrasts with years of policy under the Conservative government, which has sought to bolster core academic subjects and introduce a more traditional sense of intellectual rigour. Starmer’s push to expand creative education in state schools has received the backing of film-maker and artist Steve McQueen, as well as teacher and broadcaster Bobby Seagull.

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