Context to private schs VAT. Some could have built more financial resilience, but future not as bleak as many suggest. My letter The Times and The Sunday Times 19 May Andrew Jack Anna Davis Eleanor Busby Connie Dimsdale Eleanor Harding Emma Yeomans Nicola Woolcock Poppy Wood Richard Adams Georgia Lambert (she/her)

As proprietary (for-profit) schs expand across the UK, effective independent advisory boards are more vital than ever. School owners rarely get it right. Important advice. #UKEdChat Andrew Lewer

Marketing mistakes Octopus Energy What message does this send? Yes, you will be on hold for quite a while. This isn't an example of how to personalise your customer experience.

➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations Superb long-read interview with Prof Becky Francis by Helen Amass delving into the evidence behind the review “I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs" tes.com/magazine/teach…

The curriculum and assessment review: subject by subject Want to know what CAR has recommended for your subject? Dan Worth has you covered tes.com/magazine/analy…

Curriculum review: more diversity — and fewer exams at GCSE thetimes.com/article/db7e58…

Reasons given to retain EBacc revolve around "it's good for you". Not sure that's compelling for young people Nicola Woolcock thetimes.com/article/2e6b71…

The VAT argument may be lost, but private schools aren't in terminal decline. This article gives an insider's view of where we went wrong, what's happening now, & how the future may look: How the UK's Independent Schools Lost the VAT Argument open.substack.com/pub/neilroskil…

The inside story... Sally Weale Larissa Kennelly Ione Wells Toby Young Jim Waterson Sian Griffiths Hazel Shearing Laura McInerney John Dickens branwen jeffreys Alix Robertson Richard Adams Sophie Gallagher Georgia Coan Emma Yeomans Rachel Hall Warwick Mansell

‘Labour can’t say if private school tax raid has funded any new teachers’ claims Guido Fawkes. Is this a fair point, or is it too soon to be drawing conclusions given the amount of time needed for training etc? order-order.com/2025/11/07/lab…

Inside story on private school VAT. Where sector went wrong & why future isn't bleak. branwen jeffreys Eleanor Busby Anna Fazackerley David Batty Emma Yeomans Katie Gibbons Camilla Turner Poppy Wood Will Hazell Holly Bancroft Eleanor Harding Warwick Mansell linkedin.com/posts/neil-ros…

Police admit unlawful arrest of parents who complained about school thetimes.com/article/ac7fec…

Still some worrying deficits but good news that teacher recruitment moving in the right direction. Retention remains a huge challenge. thetimes.com/article/c46cc1…

93% of children and young people agree that ‘Being in nature makes me happy'. Read the latest findings on children's connections with nature in Natural England's new report from the Children’s People and Nature Survey for England👇#ConnectingWithNature #PeopleAndNature

Important questions Tes magazine over state school overseas franchising. Will more state schools set up lucrative overseas campuses? tes.com/magazine/analy…

Can we get 5000 people to reply "I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦"? Yes or No?

‘This is freedom’: Gaza students on their first term in Britain thetimes.com/article/4d8d0a…

Children ‘to lose right to Send support’ except in severe cases thetimes.com/article/19f8e3…

The squeeze is on....and this may be good news for parents after the hits of recent years. The i Paper Money & Business Private Education Policy Forum