Artistic directors and creative leaders who work at organisations that receive the most funding from Arts Council England (ACE) are more than four times more likely to have attended private school than the general population, a study carried out by The Guardian has revealed. Examining the backgrounds of leadership at the 50 organisations receiving highest levels of core funding from ACE, the paper’s analysis found that 30% of creative leaders and 36% of chief executives or executive directors went to private schools, compared with a national average of 7%. The study, which looked at 76 leadership roles at 49 of … Continue reading Privately educated hold top jobs at third of highest-funded NPOs