Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in
3 months ago

Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in

Daily Mail  

State and private schools will face 'significant damage' from Labour's tax raid on fees, teachers warned last night. On the eve of the policy's introduction last night, Independent Schools Council CEO Julie Robinson told the Mail that it would 'undermine' private education. 'The Government's rushed tax policy targeting independent schools will do significant damage to the educational opportunities available to children in independent and state schools,' she said. Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, provoked fury over the weekend after claiming middle-class parents support Labour's tax raid Shadow education secretary Laura Trott has accused Labour of 'disrupting thousands of children's educations' 'The extent of pupil movement and school closures will become apparent over the next few years, hurting children, families, local businesses and driving up competition for the best state school places.

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Labour's private school tax-raid 'forces fee-paying families who have children with special educational needs to move home'
2 days, 20 hours ago

Labour's private school tax-raid 'forces fee-paying families who have children with special educational needs to move home'

Daily Mail  

One in eight families with SEND children in private schools have been ‘forced to move home’ due to Labour’s tax raid, campaigners say. Of these respondents, 12 per cent said they had moved home or downsized to pay for Labour’s 20 per cent VAT on private school fees, which came into force in January. ‘Labour is more interested in pursuing …

Labour's 'destructive approach' to independent schools will not be looked on kindly by history after VAT tax raid, warns UK's most powerful education figures
1 week, 3 days ago

Labour's 'destructive approach' to independent schools will not be looked on kindly by history after VAT tax raid, warns UK's most powerful education figures

Daily Mail  

One of the UK’s most powerful education figures has warned that history will not look kindly on the Labour Government for ‘its destructive approach to independent education’. Speaking yesterday, Philip Britton, incoming Chair of the HMC, hit out at the ‘enormous and damaging change’ caused by the VAT on school fees tax since it was imposed in January. Philip Britton …

Chancellor spending hundreds of thousands in legal fees defending her VAT raid on private school fees
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chancellor spending hundreds of thousands in legal fees defending her VAT raid on private school fees

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees defending her controversial VAT on school fees policy, as an 'unprecedented legal challenge' looms. Parents opposed to the 20 per cent education tax are crowdfunding to enable them to launch next month's landmark case at the High Court, on behalf of their children who have Special Educational Needs. …

Labour's VAT tax raid on private schools is forcing most to cut staff, bursaries and subjects on offer while pupil numbers are already plunging, new figures show
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour's VAT tax raid on private schools is forcing most to cut staff, bursaries and subjects on offer while pupil numbers are already plunging, new figures show

Daily Mail  

Swathes of private schools are being forced to cut staff, reduce bursaries and narrow the range of subjects they teach in a bid to keep the books balanced following Labour's VAT raid on fees, a new poll shows. Swathes of private schools are being forced to cut staff, reduce bursaries and narrow the range of subjects they teach in a …

Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal
3 weeks ago

Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal

Daily Mail  

Scotland's largest private school is launching a fundraising appeal amid concern that Labour's VAT bill for fees will put pressure on parents to withdraw their children. A VAT rate of 20 per cent was added on January 1 to fees already increased last year for other reasons, fulfilling an election manifesto pledge by Labour. Lisa Kerr became the 300-year-old school's …

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist

The Independent  

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Labour's tax raid on private education set to claim another victim as independent school attended by Suella Braverman becomes latest to face closure
1 month ago

Labour's tax raid on private education set to claim another victim as independent school attended by Suella Braverman becomes latest to face closure

Daily Mail  

A private school which charges £17,000-a-year and was attended by Suella Braveman is set to become the latest to face closure following Labour's VAT tax raid. St Hilda's Prep School for Girls, based in Bushey, Hertfordshire, said it was 'consulting' on a potential closure this summer following the government's bombshell plans to introduce a 20 per cent VAT rate on …

Inflation jumps to 10-month high, knocking chance of early interest rate cut
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inflation jumps to 10-month high, knocking chance of early interest rate cut

The Independent  

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Private school fees and plane fares to drive increase in inflation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Private school fees and plane fares to drive increase in inflation

The Independent  

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Our state primary is overrun by pupils from private schools – now playdates are hell
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Our state primary is overrun by pupils from private schools – now playdates are hell

The Independent  

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Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid

The Independent  

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Private school teachers are being sacked and having their pay cut because of Labour's VAT raid on fees, union warns
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Private school teachers are being sacked and having their pay cut because of Labour's VAT raid on fees, union warns

Daily Mail  

Private school teachers are being sacked and having their pay cut because of Labour's VAT raid on fees. The policy means private schools must pay a 20 per cent VAT tax on their fees with the knock-on consequence that less popular subjects such as Latin are being removed from the curriculum to save money. Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in …

Fury as a fifth of private schools are set to pass on Labour's punishing VAT raid on fees to parents - despite fears it will 'damage' children
3 months ago

Fury as a fifth of private schools are set to pass on Labour's punishing VAT raid on fees to parents - despite fears it will 'damage' children

Daily Mail  

Private schools are set to pass on most of Labour's punishing VAT raid to parents despite fears it will 'damage' children. Analysis shows that half of the country's 2,600 independent schools are planning to hike fees by around 15 per cent, despite Treasury predictions. Labour's controversial move to apply 20 per cent VAT to private school fees was designed to …

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour
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3 months ago

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour

The Independent  

Six months after the government’s historic landslide election victory, its controversial plan to put VAT on private school fees has come into effect. According to his chancellor, “ending the VAT break for private schools would mean an additional £1.7 billion a year that can go towards our state schools, where 94 per cent of this country’s children are educated”. A …

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed
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3 months ago

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed

The Independent  

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Starmer defends controversial private schools VAT policy by arguing it will benefit middles classes
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3 months ago

Starmer defends controversial private schools VAT policy by arguing it will benefit middles classes

The Independent  

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Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary
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3 months ago

Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary

The Independent  

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Starmer’s VAT hike will leave some GCSE students without a school by January, warns council
3 months ago

Starmer’s VAT hike will leave some GCSE students without a school by January, warns council

The Independent  

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UK to funnel £1.5 billion into public education with private school tax reform
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3 months ago

UK to funnel £1.5 billion into public education with private school tax reform

Live Mint  

The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value added tax on tuition fees, which will be used to fund thousands …

School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'
3 months ago

School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'

Daily Mail  

The Chancellor’s claim that taxing private school fees will give all children the ‘best start’ has been branded ‘shameful’. Rachel Reeves has insisted that £1.7 billion would be raised by the 20 per cent VAT imposed on private schools from New Year’s Day, in a press release celebrating Labour’s ‘plan for change’. As the surge in fees has seen thousands …

UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education
3 months ago

UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education

Hindustan Times  

The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion for public education. UK to tax private schools in £1.5 bn boost to public education After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value …

Starmer’s VAT raid will ensure private schools become even more elitist
3 months ago

Starmer’s VAT raid will ensure private schools become even more elitist

The Independent  

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Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports
3 months, 1 week ago

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports

The Independent  

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Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid
3 months, 1 week ago

Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid

The Independent  

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VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP
4 months ago

VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP

The Independent  

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Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat

Daily Mail  

The head teacher of a £46,700-a-year private school has said private school parents should be 'celebrated' for saving taxpayers money on their children's education. Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, Head Teacher of Stowe School has called for legal action against the Government Stowe School, in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, has had to raise its prices as a result of the policy ‘Does someone like …

After private-school tax raid Eton tells parents: We can't afford to drop our £63,000-a-year fees
4 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site

Daily Mail  

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is in disarray as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on the official UK tax website. It left schools spending hours trying to navigate the system via HMRC’s live webchat, with one adviser even admitting: ‘we don’t seem to have the systems in place’. Keir Starmer and the Labour party's …

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
4 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 3 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
4 months, 3 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 …

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid

Daily Mail  

The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to offer discounted fees to diplomats’ children amid Labour’s tax raid. Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, Rachel Reeves has said The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office government building on Whitehall in the Westminster district of London in …

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees
5 months ago

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

The Independent  

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Meet the parents taking the government to court over VAT on private schools
5 months ago

Meet the parents taking the government to court over VAT on private schools

The Independent  

They don’t understand,” one parent, Kathryn, is telling me. Over the last year, Kathryn has been supporting campaign group Education not Taxation, a collective of parents with children in private schools who are challenging Labour’s policy to tax private school fees. I mean, what a ridiculous thing that is – we’re not all Etons and Harrows, that’s the minority.” Until …

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?
5 months ago

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?

The Independent  

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Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms
5 months ago

Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms

The Independent  

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What is ‘toddler tax’ that could see some parents paying VAT on nursery fees?
5 months ago

What is ‘toddler tax’ that could see some parents paying VAT on nursery fees?

The Independent  

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Private schools Budget VAT raid confirmed in new year as Rachel Reeves refuses to delay removing tax exemption despite fears for schools and students
5 months ago

Private schools Budget VAT raid confirmed in new year as Rachel Reeves refuses to delay removing tax exemption despite fears for schools and students

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves ploughed through loud criticism of her plan to make private schools pay VAT today as she confirmed it would come into force in January. Rachel Reeves confirmed she was forcing private schools to charge VAT on fees from the new year Starting in the new year fee-paying schools will no longer be exempt from the tax, and will …

Private schools warn sector could ‘fall apart’ if hit by national insurance and VAT tax blow
5 months ago

Private schools warn sector could ‘fall apart’ if hit by national insurance and VAT tax blow

The Independent  

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France and Germany slam Labour's VAT plan for private schools - and warn it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools
5 months ago

France and Germany slam Labour's VAT plan for private schools - and warn it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools

Daily Mail  

France and Germany have attacked Labour's plan to levy VAT on private school fees, saying it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools. French ambassador Hélène Duchêne warned the controversial tax raid threatened Sir Keir Starmer's attempt to 'reset' diplomatic relations between Britain and the EU Sir Keir plans to remove the VAT exemption on school fees from …

Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees
5 months ago

Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees

The Independent  

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Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children

The Independent  

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Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children

The Telegraph  

The VAT raid on private schools could be changed amid a backlash from military families ahead of the Budget, The Telegraph understands. Ministers are understood to be considering various options for military families ahead of the Budget on Oct 30, when the legislation, to impose 20 per cent VAT on private school fees from Jan 1 2025, will be formally …

School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson
5 months, 3 weeks ago

School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson

The Independent  

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Private schools plan legal challenge against Starmer’s VAT raid
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Private schools plan legal challenge against Starmer’s VAT raid

The Telegraph  

Private schools are drawing up plans to launch a legal challenge against the Government’s VAT raid on school fees, The Telegraph can reveal. Private schools also want ministers to push back the implementation of the VAT policy from Jan 1 2025 to September next year. However, victory in the High Court would rubber-stamp private schools’ concerns that the policy is …

Head of Bedales school where Daniel Day Lewis, Kirstie Allsopp and Lily Allen were educated warns Labour's VAT raid on private school fees is 'levelling down'
6 months ago

Head of Bedales school where Daniel Day Lewis, Kirstie Allsopp and Lily Allen were educated warns Labour's VAT raid on private school fees is 'levelling down'

Daily Mail  

Labour's plan to put VAT on private school fees amounts to 'levelling down', according to the headteacher of the famously 'progressive' Bedales School. Will Goldsmith said it was unfair to punish private schools for a lack of funding in the state sector, adding that cash raised by the tax is unlikely to make much difference. Will Goldsmith said it was …

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

Thousands of armed forces families depend on help into private schools. Labour's VAT raid plan threatens to hit their children hard, writes LORD KEMPSELL
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of armed forces families depend on help into private schools. Labour's VAT raid plan threatens to hit their children hard, writes LORD KEMPSELL

Daily Mail  

From Cyprus to Somalia, South Sudan to the Falklands, British military personnel are deployed 24/7 around the world to safeguard our national interests. They fight bloodthirsty terrorists and intercept international organised criminals Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson leaves 10 Downing Street More than 4,000 military children receive support for their private education …

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