schools have hardly any pupils from the poorest families. that s despite most of the schools changing their admission policies in the last few years to give pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance of getting a place. here s our education editor branwen jeffreys. # it s like a story of love. # can you hear me? not a typical grammar school. the pupils chosen through an academic test come from a wider range of backgrounds. a quarter of pupils are from families with very low incomes. # only you.# because here, places are set aside for girls who ve had free school meals. i sat down with some of these pupils for a chat, and they told me they were encouraged to be ambitious. i didn t know how inclusive it was compared to other grammar schools, and i think it s really good that we have this kind of environment here. my friends, for example one wants to be a lawyer, j one wants to be something else. and it s like. they push you to be the best you can be and that s what i find
week on full pay? a study fouinds it has extensive benefits, particularly for employees well being a bbc investigation has found that a quarter of england s grammar schools have hardly any pupils from the poorest families. that s despite most of the schools changing their admission policies in the last few years. here s bra nwen jeffreys. not a typical grammar school, the pupils chosen through an academic test come from a wider range of backgrounds and a quarter of pupils are from families with very low incomes. because here, places and set aside for girls where free school meals. i sat down with some of these pupils for a chat and he told me that they were encouraged to
she says her view was in line with her christian faith. a bbc investigation has found a quarter of england s grammar schools have hardly any pupils from the poorest families. that s despite most of the schools changing their admission policies in the last few years to give pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance of getting a place. here s our education editor branwen jeffreys. going to be looking at hundredths today, on curves. grammar schools known for high academic standards, also a reputation for being full of posh kids. but not this one in birmingham. it sets aside a quarter of places for disadvantaged pupils. these sixth formers believe it s made a difference for them. i think it s important having grammar schools notjust be a privilege of those who it s traditionally been a privilege of, so the middle and upper classes. and i think it s important having those wider demographics, because we all have something to offer the world. i certainly think i do. my siblings
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ironic because u-penn itself is very discriminatory the when it comes to asians in their admissions as are the other ivy league schools. in fact, that problem is now under review by the supreme court. so it could be that these professors know where their bread is buttered. they ve never done a letter complaining about the universities admission policies. rachel: yeah. which are racist. [laughter] in terms of the admission policies are racist, but they sure like those chinese dollars. this is a very dark web of money between the bidens, the biden foundation, u-penn. we re glad that you re getting the attention to be that you have been seeking on this finally. we hope you follow it to the very end, because i think this is very disturbing. yeah. we hope the special prosecutor and the house committees get into it too. that s our hope now. rachel: absolutely. peter flaherty, thank you. thank you. rachel: we have a big show tomorrow, joey jones, monica crowley, shannon bream, john ratcl