#CCPTA Cocktails & Canapés H blasting out Rocket Man! #CCExcel

Labour fiddling their figures on recruiting 6500 new teachers. Surely not, as we were told last year that everything was fully costed and deliverable. And that's why they were adding VAT to private school fees. What could possibly have gone wrong? Ana Boulter Neil Maggs

"To hear about two more schools in the Surrey area, where Surrey itself does not have any places for children, is alarming. Parents are being offered places far outside the county, which means additional transport costs.”gbnews.com/politics/labou… #EducationNotTax So it begins.

Jonathan Brash MP You realise the high court found that the government had breached the human rights of disabled children through this policy don’t you? How low can you go in performing a victory lap after taxing the treatment of disabled kids?

The first of 3 blogs to finish the Academic year 2025, 50 +years in teaching, 44 in leadership. jameswilding.blog/2025/06/26/our…

#CCAchievement We included an elite tennis programme 10 years ago at CC. We've made the finals for boys/girls each of the last 4 years. These amazing 5 players, flanked by coach Tom & team manager Jo won Bronze medals on Saturday, beating a great Millfield team 3/4 spot playoff.

"Be Curious, Not Judgemental" - Walt Whitman My take on the failings of Bridget Philipson MP to understand the contribution made by the Independent School sector in England. jameswilding.blog

Chris Disgusting. If only we had a Children's Commissioner for England willing to speak up for the abuse of the displaced children.

Toby Gregory 🇬🇧🌹 Because the Labour Party is punishing ordinary citizens for being aspirational. It’s the hypocrisy of - do as I say, not as I do - that pisses people off.

King Alfred's annual fee was £6k per annum. thekingalfredschool.co.uk/admissions-fee… Remind me what the state allocation per child is? Similar. Labour's imposition of 20% VAT, a unique tax in the developed world was a deliberate act of sabotage. 54 schools closing since January 2025...

Claires Court returns Academic Year 2025-26 youtu.be/iKASm0vRgY4?si… via YouTube My starting blog for the new academic year, highlighting just how badly our sector has been damaged by the imposition of VAT, changes in rates, NI and NMW. Ana Boulter Rudi Eliott Lockhart

50 years teaching, 45 years in January as a head and counting - my thoughts for now and the time ahead... jameswilding.blog/2025/08/28/cla…

Why is it we need an American to explain what's needed in the UK. Why do so many families use independent schools to support their child's SEN? State support simply isn't available quickly enough.

"Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures" - World Health Day 2025 jameswilding.blog/healthy-beginn…

Half-term is on its way, and with that our formal report on the last Academic year at #clairescourt. Entitled ‘Diamonds in the Sky’ – hopes and values in 2025/26, I hope you like it! schl.cc/hz.

Delighted to be at the toddle School Leaders Meetup London. Dan Fitzpatrick leading the thinking for session 1.