Tax breaks for private schools will end from 2025 to enable better investment in state education, the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget 2024. We’re removing the exemption so that 20% VAT will be added to education and boarding fees charged …
A piece in the Telegraph today suggests independent schools are planning to “disregard Government advice and open at the start of the new academic year.” To be clear, the Government is working to get all pupils back in the classroom …
Today’s Education in the media blog looks at a report from the Children’s Commissioner about vulnerable children, funding for schools and an Independent School roundtable at Number 10.
Today’s news review looks at the student loan system, the publication of the Key Stage 2 results and the Boarding School Partnership.
Education Secretary Justine Greening has written a piece for the Telegraph celebrating the work of educational establishments striving to drive social mobility and her plans to end selection by house price.
Today’s news review looks at media coverage of an open letter from headteachers in Surrey about selective schools.
New Opportunity Areas across England will receive £60m of funding to help local children get the best start in life.
Today’s news review looks at our plans to encourage independent schools to set up or sponsor a local state school in order to drive improvements in education, and local concerns in West Sussex about school funding. Independent schools Today, Monday …
Today, 19 June, the Sunday Times has published two misleading stories, one on term time holidays and another on gender identity in single-sex independent schools.
Today’s education news review includes coverage on term time holidays, the pupil premium and an Islamic independent school in Birmingham.