Two leading public schools have turned down gifts worth more than £1million for scholarships for poor white boys. Sir Bryan Thwaites, 96, wanted to leave the money to Winchester School and Dulwich College because he had attended both on scholarships. He planned to help poor, white students because research has shown that they are among the lowest achievers in education. Sir Bryan told The Times: 'If Cambridge University can accept a much larger donation in support of black students, why cannot I do the same for under-privileged white British? Sir Bryan, who was a leading university professor, wanted to give £800,000 to Winchester in Hampshire and £400,000 to Dulwich in south London.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2019 02:00 UTC