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Britain’s top cultural institutions like Shakespeare’s Globe and the National Space Academy have faced accusations of discrimination against private school students due to higher pricing for their programs. For example, the Globe charges £12 per student from state schools but £14 for other schools, while the National Space Academy offers a masterclass for £650 to state schools and charities but £850 to others. Additionally, private school pupils were excluded from educational sessions at the Bank of England’s museum based on the assumption that they already have an interest in economics. Critics argue these policies exacerbate inequality and penalize lower-income families whose children attend independent schools via bursaries.
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London has been criticized for charging higher fees to private schools compared to state schools for educational tours and workshops. The Globe charges £14 per student for private school visits but only £12 per student for state schools, according to critics like the Education Not Taxation group. This discrepancy is part of a broader trend where cultural institutions in London, such as the Horniman Museum and Gardens, William Morris Gallery, and Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, also offer preferential rates or additional resources specifically for state schools. Critics argue that such policies could disadvantage students from lower-income families who attend private schools on scholarships. For example, the National Space Academy charges £850 for a masterclass but only £650 to state schools and charities. These practices are seen as perpetuating socioeconomic disparities in access to cultural education.
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Some of Britain's top cultural institutions have been accused of 'discriminating' against private school students with higher prices and exclusion from some events.
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Organisations such as Shakespeare's Globe and the National Space Academy were discovered to have charged higher fees to independent schools than to state schools for trips and workshops.
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Organisations → discover → trips
Private school pupils were also excluded from educational presentations at the Bank of England, it was revealed.
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it → exclude → England
The world-famous Globe theatre in London charges £12 per student for state school pupils but charges £14 for 'other' schools.
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theatre → charge → schools
The charge would likely be paid by schools and not pupils or their parents.
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charge → pay → schools
Similarly, the National Space Academy charges £850 for a 'masterclass' but just £650 to state schools and charities.
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Academy → charge → schools
The academy, which is funded by the UK Space Agency, helps teach children about science through the context of space exploration.
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which → fund → exploration
The Royal Shakespeare Company was last year accused of 'feeding into a national class war' by charging private school students more than state schoolchildren for theatre visits.
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Company → accuse → visits
Groups of state schoolchildren watching performances by the globally famous company were charged £10 a head, while their private school counterparts were charged a staggering £16.50.
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counterparts → watch → 16.50
The world-famous Globe theatre in London charges £12 per student for state school pupils but charges £14 for 'other' schools
The National Space Academy in Leicester charges £850 for a 'masterclass' but just £650 to state schools and charities
Tony Perry, the chairman of the parent-led campaign group Education Not Taxation, told The Telegraph: 'We are disappointed to learn that organisations such as the National Space Academy are discriminating against, or outright excluding, children simply because they attend independent schools.
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they → charge → schools
This two-tier approach does nothing to reduce inequality and fails to recognise the complex reality of families and education.
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approach → do → families
It can penalise children from lower-income families who attend independent schools on bursaries, while allowing children from wealthier families in state schools to participate.'
Private school students who visited the Bank of England's museum were excluded from presentations and 'interactive storytelling sessions' on money, gold and how the central bank work.
The Bank told the Telegraph that this was because private school students 'already see' an interest in economics in comparison to state school students and that it had a limited budget.
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it → penalise → budget
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration charges state schools £400 per day for classes while independent schools are charged £575.
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schools → charge → 575
Richard Jones, head of Dorset's Bryanston School, which is famous for performing arts, said last year on The Royal Shakespeare Company: 'The theatres' premium for independent school children isn't inclusion, it's discrimination.
Private school pupils were also excluded from educational presentations at the Bank of England
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pupils → say → England
The arts are meant to unite audiences, not divide children through where they go to school.'
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they → mean → school
The National Space Academy said that the discounts were given to state schools because of 'stipulations provided by our grant funders'.
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discounts → say → funders
The Globe, the Bank of England, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and the National Space Academy were contacted for comment.
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