| equality of opportunity | when everyone has the same chances |
| selective | selektywna |
| comprehensive | without entering exams |
| schooling | an education received at school |
| elitism | when you favour a small, privileged group |
| inherent in | existing as a basic part of something |
| perpetuate | to make sth continue forever |
| two-tier system | a system with two levels, one of them is better than the other |
| perceive | see, consider |
| better-off | richer |
| well-endowed | receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts etc. |
| depressing | reducing |
| less well-off | poorer |
| excel | achieve an excellent standard |
| literacy | an ability to read |
| one-to-one | one teacher and one pupil |
| to bully somebody | to frighten or threat someone |
| numeracy | an ability to count |