Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’Adding VAT to private school fees has failed to trigger an exodus of pupils into the state...
Read MoreEducation secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget...
Read MoreVAT on school fees has led to a rise in overseas interest and even relocations as UK fees have jumped by as much as 22.6%Wealthy British parents are turning to boarding schools in continental Europe as rising private school fees...
Read MoreThe civil service, judiciary and media are still dominated by the privately educated 7%. Lasting change is not a pipe dream – but it’s up to usFor the first time in our history, we have a cabinet made up entirely of people who...
Read MoreSurcharge was a Labour party manifesto commitment at the 2024 general electionThe high court has dismissed a wave of legal challenges against adding VAT to private school fees in the UK, saying that the government’s decision was...
Read MoreConservative party urged to ‘draw a line’ under the Liz Truss era and never again endorse her as candidateStride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of social...
Read MoreLegal action claims policy breaches rights of children with SEN whose needs cannot be met by UK state schoolsAdding VAT to private school fees discriminates against children with conditions such as autism whose needs cannot be...
Read MoreMost say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policyPredictions that adding VAT to private school fees would set off a wave of parents moving children to the state...
Read MoreEnergy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her evidence...
Read MoreGovernment accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into forceThe government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on private school fees of being detached from the real world...
Read MoreIndependent 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 to...
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,...
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