I wrote about the miracle of The Michaela Community School in London, where Katharine Birbalsingh takes some of the poorest and most marginalized students in the United Kingdom and elevates them to the level of Eton.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/michaela-school-charter-achievement/682020/?gift=m7bpo1wLmDtXRccAmHjxqq1ZF4jgkjxt_vkk4r0Z9fI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/michaela-school-charter-achievement/682020/?gift=m7bpo1wLmDtXRccAmHjxqq1ZF4jgkjxt_vkk4r0Z9fI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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But yes, I do hold that insisting the "overwhelming majority" is not and can never be English, even when born and raised here rather undermines the rest of her achievements.
Goodness knows why, since, according to her, most of her pupils aren't supposed to feel the Englishness which is the central tenet of that particular anthem.