Private schools
‘It feels cynical’: how would Labour’s VAT policy affect private schools?
Party and many economists back plan but niche schools such as Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain say they could struggle
Richard Adams Education editor
31, May, 2023 @1:08 PM
Victorian private schools ‘fearmongering’ over job losses after tax exemptions axed, experts say
About 110 of the state’s top high-fee paying private schools will be required to pay tax on staff salaries, raising more than $420m over three years
Adeshola Ore and Benita Kolovos
30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Spare a thought for Britain’s new persecuted minority: the privately educated | Frances Ryan
They’re losing their grip on Oxbridge, and Labour threatens to strip elite schools of their charitable status. It just won’t do, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Frances Ryan
23, May, 2023 @1:11 PM
‘Hitlist’ of private schools criticised and businesses and public sector join outcry over Victorian budget
New tax measures and job cuts to help repay state’s Covid debt spark criticism from multiple groups
Adeshola Ore and Benita Kolovos
23, May, 2023 @9:03 AM
Elite UK schools’ financial links to slavery revealed
Exclusive: research shows mostly private schools given equivalent of tens of millions of pounds of donations by British slavers
Richard Adams Education editor
03, May, 2023 @6:24 PM
Going to private school makes you twice as likely to vote Tory, study finds
Research reveals a private education is directly linked to holding rightwing views and voting Conservative in midlife
James Tapper
08, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM
UK private schools rush to expand overseas as profits soar
Forty schools took in record £29m in 2020-21 from satellites, including in developing countries
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
How UK private schools’ overseas satellites can bring in large sums
Foreign partnership arrangements are common at many charitable private schools
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal a man serious about being prime minister | Polly Toynbee
We are seeing a leader emerge who is committed to the long-term work of fixing broken Britain, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
23, Feb, 2023 @3:26 PM
Long memories of a school that was divided by class | Letters
Letters: Nigel Gann, Barbara Clarke and Anne Dyas recall their time at Haberdashers’ Aske’s schools many decades ago
13, Feb, 2023 @6:07 PM
In defence of Haberdashers' school | Letter
Letters: Nobody ever made me feel inferior for not being fee-paying, says Brenda Sufrin
06, Feb, 2023 @4:47 PM
John Otway’s cutlery switch could save Welsh rugby’s Delilah | Brief letters
Brief letters: Spoon song | Brexit benefits | Inequality | Zahawi bets are off | Inconvenient conveniences
02, Feb, 2023 @6:28 PM
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