We’re ending tax breaks for private schools from the start of 2025, to better invest in state education. Currently, private schools are eligible for tax breaks, like charitable business rate relief, and they don’t have to charge VAT on tuition …
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.