Want your child to go to Eton? Get ready to pay $13,000 more each year
6 months ago

Want your child to go to Eton? Get ready to pay $13,000 more each year

CNN  

London CNN — Private schools in Britain conjure up images of rolling lawns, pristine tennis courts, and dormitory rooms, serving as gilded hothouses of privilege. “In our state secondary schools, we’ve got thousands of teachers missing in the subjects that we need,” Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Sky News television earlier this month. “Let’s take maths: too many students… are being taught maths by sports teachers, by supply teachers, and that’s not acceptable.” Starmer argued that adding VAT to private schools fees was necessary to recruit teachers “to make sure every child, wherever they come from, whatever their background, whichever school they go to, has the same opportunity.” UK state-funded schools are beset with problems. “They’ll have to seek another school, on the whole, they’ll be going into the state system — and that means more pressure on the already stretched state system.” Contrary to stereotypes, typical UK private schools work to “very tight budgets,” are small — half of the schools represented by the ISC have fewer than 285 students — rural, and educate younger children, Robinson added. “Adding VAT would probably have a relatively small impact.” The IFS estimates that the extra students entering state schools will cost the public purse up to £300 million a year.

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After private-school tax raid Eton tells parents: We can't afford to drop our £63,000-a-year fees
1 month ago

After private-school tax raid Eton tells parents: We can't afford to drop our £63,000-a-year fees

Daily Mail  

The new Provost of Eton College has admitted the historic school has faced multiple calls from parents to lower fees since it told them it was levying Labour’s full ‘private-school tax’ on them. Eton is one of the few leading public schools to pass the full burden of Labour’s controversial 20 per cent VAT raid on fees onto parents. Eton, …

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees
1 month, 1 week ago

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees

Daily Mail  

More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour's tax raid, new figures revealed today. Carrdus School, in Oxfordshire, which is owned by leading girls' school Tudor Hall, recently announced it will be closing its doors in the spring if it cannot find a buyer Critics of the policy, including Tory leader Kemi …

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids

The Telegraph  

If it closes next year, Carrdus will be the tenth school to shut since The Telegraph revealed the closure of Alton School in Hampshire in May. Increased tax burden Last week’s Budget confirmed that private schools would lose their VAT exemption and business rate relief, pushing up costs that will need to be passed on to parents via higher fees. …

Labour wants to abolish private schools ‘by the back door’, headteacher claims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour wants to abolish private schools ‘by the back door’, headteacher claims

The Telegraph  

Labour’s real aim is to abolish private schools “by the back door”, the headteacher of a leading independent school has said in an outspoken attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s VAT and National Insurance increases. He warned that Labour’s policy agenda would require further tax rises to compensate for stagnating economic growth “and schools like mine will become over-elitist, not through …

Parents appalled after council asks those trying to move their children to state education from private schools to prove how poor they are
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Parents appalled after council asks those trying to move their children to state education from private schools to prove how poor they are

Daily Mail  

A council was forced to apologise for asking parents moving their child to a state school to provide evidence that they longer afford private school fees. Buckinghamshire Council had reportedly asked parents to prove their financial situation in order for their children to be considered for a state school place because schools 'are full'. Buckinghamshire Council was forced to apologise …

Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents

The Telegraph  

Parents have been asked to provide evidence they can no longer afford private school fees to secure a place at a state school. However, if you can provide evidence that you can no longer finance the independent school fees, please advise and we can make a local authority non-preference allocation.” Councils must not ask for parents’ financial status All children …

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year

Daily Mail  

Eton College will add the full 20 per cent VAT cost on to school fees when Labour’s policy is introduced, it has announced. We recognise the concern that will be felt by many parents following this announcement.’ Eton College will charge the full 20 per cent VAT on its school fees from January after Labour's policy is introduced Chancellor Rachel …

Government’s private schools VAT raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.8bn’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Government’s private schools VAT raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.8bn’

The Telegraph  

The free market think tank looked at what would happen if two-fifths of money these parents earn or the hours they work specifically to cover school fees was instead taken as leisure. The study has been published as Ipsos polling for The Telegraph shows that while the public broadly supports the Government’s plan to hit school fees with 20 per …

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eton College will raise fees by 20% as a result …

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools

The Independent  

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Biggest private girls’ school chain raises fees by 12pc over VAT raid
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biggest private girls’ school chain raises fees by 12pc over VAT raid

The Telegraph  

The largest chain of private schools for girls in Britain has said it will hike fees 12 per cent from January when the Government will begin applying VAT to them. The Girls’ Day School Trust, a group of 23 top private schools in England and Wales, said it would not pass on the entire 20 per cent VAT charge to …

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson
4 months, 1 week ago

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Private schools at …

Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees

The Independent  

Labour has hit back at criticism of its plans to impose VAT on private schools, blaming inflation-busting hikes in school fees over the years for “pricing out the middle classes”. “I just believe that we need to make sure we’re prioritising public money, and we shouldn’t be giving unjustified tax breaks to private schools, who are their own businesses and …

Second private school blames Labour’s tax raid for closure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Second private school blames Labour’s tax raid for closure

The Telegraph  

It comes after Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said that many private schools have “pleaded poverty and say people will be priced out” by the proposals. Mr Streeting said on BBC Question Time on Thursday: “I say to the headteachers, you’re going to have to cut your cloth accordingly like state schools have had to.” Downham charges £7,800 a …

Average private school fees soar to more than £18,000 a year
7 months ago

Average private school fees soar to more than £18,000 a year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The concern is palpable Julie …

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’
7 months, 1 week ago

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour’s planned tax on private schools has been blamed for …

State schools unprepared for flood of pupils sparked by Labour’s VAT raid
7 months, 3 weeks ago

State schools unprepared for flood of pupils sparked by Labour’s VAT raid

The Telegraph  

State schools are not prepared for the “influx” of pupils that would stem from Labour’s VAT raid on private education, government sources have warned. The opposition’s plans are prompting warnings of an unsustainable “influx” of children into the state system, while new figures show councils across the country have at least one year group with no remaining places despite a …

Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns
9 months ago

Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns

Daily Mail  

Labour would 'damage' the education system with its proposed tax raid on private schools – which would cost the taxpayer £1.6billion a year, a think-tank has warned. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school fees, claiming it would generate £1.7billion to spend on state education. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school …

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’
9 months ago

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’

The Telegraph  

Labour’s private school tax raid could cost the taxpayer £1.6 billion a year if it forces a quarter of pupils into the state sector, a new report has found. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has made introducing VAT on independent school fees a flagship policy, claiming it would generate £1.7 billion to spend on state education. In its report, titled Short …

Labour's plan to slap VAT on school fees is a tax on aspiration. I know because my mum worked three jobs to pay for my education, writes INAYA FOLARIN IMAN
10 months, 1 week ago

Labour's plan to slap VAT on school fees is a tax on aspiration. I know because my mum worked three jobs to pay for my education, writes INAYA FOLARIN IMAN

Daily Mail  

You don't have to be a Left-wing firebrand to feel a twinge of unease as you stroll past the gates of Eton College in Windsor, where annual fees total £50,000. Inaya Folarin Iman's mother, Bola, worked multiple jobs, including night shifts in the care sector, to pay for independent primary schools in Kent Inaya Folarin Iman says she experienced British …

'Inequality in funding' driving public school exodus as private schools continue to lift enrolments
10 months, 1 week ago

'Inequality in funding' driving public school exodus as private schools continue to lift enrolments

ABC  

In short: Enrolments at private schools are growing at a faster rate than those at public schools, despite interest rate rises and cost of living pressures. Meanwhile, public schools grew by just 0.3 per cent, a small improvement from last year when public school enrolments actually fell. In the five years to 2023, independent school enrolments grew by 14 per …

Why panicked private-school parents are fighting each other for a place at the local comp
1 year, 1 month ago

Why panicked private-school parents are fighting each other for a place at the local comp

The Telegraph  

Michael Armitage, deputy head at Amesbury School, a co-educational prep school on the Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex border, worries for small independent prep schools like his that prepare children for a wide variety of schools rather than being linked to a particular senior school. Other small independent schools are pre-emptively merging – Edgeborough School has recently fallen in with …

Bridget Phillipson: I never considered private school for my children
1 year, 2 months ago

Bridget Phillipson: I never considered private school for my children

The Telegraph  

For many parents earning the equivalent of an MP’s £86,584 salary, the possibility of a private education might be expected to feature – however briefly – in a discussion about where to send their children to school. “I never considered private school for my children,” says the shadow education secretary, who has been spearheading Labour’s controversial plan to levy VAT …

Labour stoking ‘class war’ with private school VAT raid, warns Sunak
1 year, 2 months ago

Labour stoking ‘class war’ with private school VAT raid, warns Sunak

The Telegraph  

And as Mr Edmonds points out, a big announcement is expected in the coming days on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, which has pushed fees up in recent years after the Treasury increased employers’ contributions from 16.48 per cent of teachers’ salaries to 23.6 per cent. “We don’t want to cut staff salaries or reduce co-curricular activities or all the opportunities …

Labour’s private schools tax raid ‘will make education more elitist’
1 year, 3 months ago

Labour’s private schools tax raid ‘will make education more elitist’

The Telegraph  

The Labour Party’s private school tax raid would force pupils out and risk institutions closing for good, headteachers have warned, despite Sir Keir Starmer claiming he wants the sector to “thrive”. In an interview with Jewish News last week, Sir Keir said he had no “ideological” opposition to fee-paying education, adding: “We have got fantastic independent schools. Michael Hartland, the …

Tory minister ridiculed for claiming private school costs same as holiday
1 year, 5 months ago

Tory minister ridiculed for claiming private school costs same as holiday

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Education secretary Gillian …

Labour private school tax raid could cost taxpayers £300m – and force 40,000 pupils into the state system
1 year, 5 months ago

Labour private school tax raid could cost taxpayers £300m – and force 40,000 pupils into the state system

The Telegraph  

Tens of thousands of children will be forced to drop out of Britain’s best schools if Labour brings in its controversial tax policy, a new report has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a think tank, estimates that Labour’s VAT raid will push up to 40,000 children out of private schools and into state schools – at a cost of …

Small private schools more popular with parents
1 year, 6 months ago

Small private schools more popular with parents

Dutch News  

More parents are opting to send their children to small private schools in the Netherlands, despite the high fees. The number of small private primary schools has doubled from 58 in 2018 to 101 this year, while the number of private secondary schools rose from 10 to 39, figures from the school inspectorate show. Some 2,000 children are currently enrolled …

Small private schools more popular with parents
1 year, 6 months ago

Small private schools more popular with parents

Dutch News  

More parents are opting to send their children to small private schools in the Netherlands, despite the high fees. The number of small private primary schools has doubled from 58 in 2018 to 101 this year, while the number of private secondary schools rose from 10 to 39, figures from the school inspectorate show. Some 2,000 children are currently enrolled …

Labour’s private school tax raid based on ‘flawed calculations’
1 year, 6 months ago

Labour’s private school tax raid based on ‘flawed calculations’

The Telegraph  

Private schools that have built new swimming pools, sports halls, music and drama studios, laboratories or lecture halls could be able to recover VAT that they have incurred on major building or refurbishment projects under the HMRC’s Capital Goods Scheme, it said. A recent survey of parents by the Independent Schools Council found that private schools could lose at least …

Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice
1 year, 8 months ago

Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While London Councils figures showed a …

More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand
1 year, 8 months ago

More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand

The Independent  

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Surrey parents will face scramble for state school places if Labour adds VAT to school fees
1 year, 8 months ago

Surrey parents will face scramble for state school places if Labour adds VAT to school fees

The Telegraph  

Parents in Surrey would face a scramble for the best state school places if Labour’s VAT on private school fees were to be introduced, new research shows. Researchers have analysed data from already oversubscribed and popular state schools, which they say would be inundated with new applications if independent schools were to lose their charitable status perks. The Independent Schools …

Labour doesn't want to abolish private schools, Sir Keir Starmer insists
2 years ago

Labour doesn't want to abolish private schools, Sir Keir Starmer insists

The Telegraph  

Labour is not interested in abolishing private schools, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he insisted they add "a huge amount" to Britain. However, Sir Keir confirmed on Monday morning he does not want to get rid of existing private schools - a break from a previous position held by Jeremy Corbyn, his predecessor. He told BBC Radio 4's Today …

Labour ramps up war on private schools with demand for watchdog to investigate fees
2 years ago

Labour ramps up war on private schools with demand for watchdog to investigate fees

The Telegraph  

The Labour Party has opened a new front in its war on private schools, as it called for them to be investigated by the competition watchdog over fee rises. Ms Phillipson has said it is “absolutely essential that private schools operate in accordance with the law and in an open and transparent manner”, as she backed a Corbyn-era Labour policy …

Private schools warn bursaries under threat from Labour’s tax plan
2 years ago

Private schools warn bursaries under threat from Labour’s tax plan

The Telegraph  

Private schools have warned that bursaries for poorer pupils would be at risk under Labour’s plan to remove their charitable status. All this progress is now threatened.” Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of trying to appeal to the “hard Left” after recommitting to Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of scrapping the charitable status of private schools. Mrs Hanbury, who is president …

Keir Starmer criticised over plan to scrap private schools' charity status
2 years ago

Keir Starmer criticised over plan to scrap private schools' charity status

The Telegraph  

Keir Starmer has been accused of trying to price families out of private schools after he vowed to retain Jeremy Corbyn's policy of scrapping their charitable status. Tory MPs have called it a "spite measure" that would make private schools only affordable to wealthy foreigners and pile further pressure on Britain's state sector. Last September, Sir Keir announced that he …

Labour's tax plan 'would raise private school fees and risk 200 closures'
2 years ago

Labour's tax plan 'would raise private school fees and risk 200 closures'

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of private schools could be at risk of closure under Labour’s proposal to scrap their charitable status, sources in the independent education sector have warned. Rishi Sunak defended private schools from Labour's attack on Monday, after Tory MPs warned that the policy would make private schools the preserve of wealthy pupils from overseas. “It could indeed cost money and …

Education secretary sends his children to private schools but suggests it was wife’s decision
2 years, 7 months ago

Education secretary sends his children to private schools but suggests it was wife’s decision

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The question came as Mr Zahawi hailed private schools as a tool to help “level …

Minister met with Ofqual over reports private schools boosted A-level grades
2 years, 10 months ago

Minister met with Ofqual over reports private schools boosted A-level grades

The Independent  

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British Govt's Policy to Determine Results Amid Pandemic Brings to Fore Deep-rooted Class System
4 years, 4 months ago

British Govt's Policy to Determine Results Amid Pandemic Brings to Fore Deep-rooted Class System

News 18  

All the mess over school results in Britain this year has produced a result that has long been known, but never declared quite as institutionally as now. Outbreak of the novel coronavirus ruled out exams this year, so the government devised a formula to determine results based on a combination of teacher assessments and average performance of a school over …

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