Editing Old boy network (section)

==United Kingdom==
In the United Kingdom, the "old boy network" is seen as existing primarily among those educated at the fee-paying independent schools ([[Public school (United Kingdom)|public schools]]) of the [[Eton Group]] and the [[Rugby Group]] including, but not limited to, [[Charterhouse School]], [[Eton College]], [[Harrow School]], [[Oundle School]], [[Radley College]], [[Rugby School]], [[Sherborne School]], [[Bedford School]], [[Shrewsbury School]], [[Stowe School]], [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], [[Westminster School]] and [[Winchester College]], as well as at the colleges of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], although to some extent such networks exist for all institutions producing large numbers of "old boys" and girls.  The existence of "old boy" networks is often blamed for the high proportion of former pupils of high-status schools and universities in high-status positions in government, business, and other professions. For instance, between them, [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Eton College|Eton]] have 26 British [[prime ministers]] among their old boys. In practice, attendance at certain educational institutions is typical of the British "[[ruling class]]" and [[upper middle class]], and where [[nepotism]] exists it may be driven more often by personal relationships than by educational networks.

An organisation called Future First promotes the use of such networks among those educated at state schools.<ref>{{cite web|author=Future First |url=http://www.futurefirst.org.uk |title=Future First |publisher=Future First |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>