None of the 17-strong Strategy and Performance group at the BBC come from a "Working Class/Low Socio-Economic" or "Intermediate" background. Bob Shennan's Managing Director Group has the most, at 26.7% "Low" and 12.7% "Intermediate".
No-one in Strategy and Performance had free school meals. The next lowest department is News & Current Affairs, where just 6% enjoyed free meals.
BBC Studios has the highest perecentage of staff who went to independent or fee-payiong schools, at 15.9%; Corporate Affairs come second, on 15.7%, and News and Current Affairs share third place with the Chief Customer Officer Group, on 14.5%.
BBC Nations has the lowest number of employees from independent/fee-paying schools, at 8.6%. According to the Independent Schools Council, the independent sector educates around 6.5% of the total number of school children in the UK (and over 7% of the total number of school children in England).
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