He grew up with a working-class background and lost his father at a very young age.

About the only thing they had in common was that both were from working-class backgrounds.

For others, it is a fierce pride in a working-class background.

"I actually come from a very working-class background," she said.

It was decided that 50 percent of the pupils should come from working-class backgrounds.

A girl from a working-class background, she's troubled by her ambition.

Forward is a proud, dedicated man who's worked his way up from a working-class background.

Fewer than 2 percent of the students came from working-class backgrounds.

"I came from a working-class background and it was entirely natural," the 60-year-old official said.

This alone was a challenge, as many of the women came from working-class backgrounds and couldn't write.