Independent Schools Council says its focus is on children and it is concerned about impact on specialist schoolsThe Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said it will launch legal action against the government’s decision...
Read MoreFigures for 2024 show 46 private schools have closed with 77 opening, despite reports claiming VAT threat has toppled some schools More than 80 private schools closed every year in England on average over the last decade,...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policyMembers of a campaign group opposing plans to apply VAT to private school fees have targeted the...
Read MoreVAT-registered schools will be able to claim refunds for tax paid on capital projects over past 10 yearsThe UK’s biggest and richest private schools are in line for substantial financial windfalls as a consequence of...
Read MoreGroup says government policy would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternativesIndependent faith schools have held talks with ministers over a proposal to exempt small private establishments from...
Read MoreJames Murray reaffirms existing timetable despite many in the sector calling for the changes to be deferred until September 2025The Treasury minister James Murray has rejected calls to delay plans to add VAT to private school...
Read MoreThe Treasury refuses to confirm 1 January start date as unions, tax experts and school leaders say it is unworkableGovernment plans to impose VAT on private schools from 1 January next year may have to be delayed because of...
Read MoreEnding tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by criticsClaims that England’s grammars will be “swamped” in September by pupils priced out of private...
Read MoreSurvey by Independent Schools Council finds UK pupil numbers down 1.7% compared with 2023Private schools say the impending addition of VAT to school fees is a big factor in the drop in pupil numbers this year, ahead of the cost...
Read MoreChief medical officer tells Covid inquiry that UK had ‘very low’ capacity compared with other wealthy countriesElon Musk has responded to a post on X highlighting the BBC story about the government not inviting him...
Read MoreJonathan Noakes also suggests training teachers to encourage discussion, as government focuses on oracyState schools in England should set up debating clubs and train teachers in the art of encouraging classroom discussions in...
Read MoreChancellor tells meeting of Parliamentary Labour Party there will be more difficult decisions to come Like the Telegraph (see 11.25am), the Times has also published a new article with a Tory endorsement for Kemi Badenoch, but...
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