VAT on fees: ‘There is no fat left to trim’ “VAT has been added regardless of the size of your school and what it offers to whom.” 🧐 Ana Boulter Isabel Paterson Victoria Education Not Taxation Independent Schools Council Neil O'Brien Alex Burghart schoolmanagementplus.com/bursars-financ…

The sector has been hit a triple whammy of NI changes, an end to charitable business rates relief & the blow of 20% VAT on fees. It seems clear to us that the gvmt has underestimated the effect. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Damaging the sector was the intended effect all along.

The Gov lied when they said private school fees would only rise by 10% due to VAT. They knew a triple whammy of VAT, NI and the removal of business rates was coming. The average cost of a place at a private school has increased by 22.6% in the last year. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The ISC census is out. VAT on private school fees has caused: ⬇️The sharpest drop in the number of new pupils at 5.3%. ⬇️Pupil numbers to drop by 13,363 (2.4%). Meanwhile, bursaries have risen by 11.5% to £1.5bn. Labour was wrong. The exodus has begun. schoolmanagementplus.com/development-fu…

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Is anyone wondering why, after two terms of private schools having to charge VAT, that state schools are making thousands of teachers redundant before the end of summer term? It's because you were conned. When Bridget Phillipson fired the starting pistol on her class warfare with

christianconcern.com/news/christian… “It is clear there will be far more pupils leaving private schools than the gvmts weak impact assessment suggested. Many state schools, inundated by admissions enquiries, are under further pressure to meet the needs of additional pupils..” #EducationNotTax

Andy GB News All of your assertions are wrong. If it were true that independent schooling entrenches economic and social divides, everyone who could afford it would send their children to independent schools to obtain the supposed advantages that you’ve mentioned and the independent sector

Rich state parents are top of the privilege tree. Property investment gives them an outstanding free education and they get to keep the money to pass on as generational wealth.

Labour claimed their new ed tax would raise £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30 to fund 6,500 new teachers and improve state schools. But this was based on flawed modelling and shaped by electoral spin. ⁦Rachel Reeves⁩ ⁦Education Not Taxation⁩ thecritic.co.uk/the-private-sc…

Rachel Reeves Give it a break - you're target independent schools with policies that threaten to destroy them—disrupting children’s education and pushing teachers and support staff out of their jobs. Disgraceful class warfare. #EducationNotTax

📌 Tomorrow, the High Court delivers its judgment in the landmark VAT case brought by the Independent Schools Council, Christian schools, and courageous parents. The court was asked; ❓ Is it lawful, under human rights law, to charge VAT in a way that: ▪️ Disproportionately impacts

The High Court has ruled against parents on the Government's education tax this morning. Please find below a statement from ENT.

You may have won legally. But you’ve lost morally. You taxed children. Ignored SEND families. Celebrated while schools closed and teachers, caterers, and tradespeople lost their jobs. Shame on you. Keir Starmer Bridget Phillipson Rachel Reeves Angela Rayner Education Not Taxation

This Labour government was found to be in breach of the human rights of disabled children. Yet their MPs take to social media to describe the families & children impacted as "crying to the courts". That tells you everything you need to know - The Labour Party is the real 'nasty party'.

Lea Cat Calling it ‘crying to the courts’ is beneath an MP — a lawmaker, no less. Parents and schools exercised their legal right to challenge a policy they believe is harmful and unfair. That’s democracy. Dismissing their lawful actions shows a real lack of respect

Crazy that it got to the High Court? The High Court found that the VAT policy interferes with the right to education and freedom from discrimination, but that it’s up to the gov what taxes it applies. Translation: it’s bad, but GOV’s choice. Hardly a win or anything to be

BBC Politics It cannot be right that people who already pay the same taxes as everyone else should pay even more tax to fund a service they don't use precisely because they don't use that service.

Incredibly sad to hear one of the founding fathers of cell therapy has passed away. His work has transformed cancer treatment

Private Education Policy Forum Richard Adams The Guardian Private schools, our children, and we as parents were wrongly accused of “gaming the system” based on flawed Ofqual data that overstated figures for a decade. Are they even fit for purpose? An apology from Ofqual—and Bridget Phillipson—is overdue. That said, the bigger story remains