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Universities should not carry out ‘blanket academic boycotts’ of Russia

Universities should not carry out blanket boycotts of Russian academics over the invasion of Ukraine, a leading sector body has said. Universities UK (UUK), which represents 140 universities across the United Kingdom, said in a statement on the ...

03 Mar 2022 at 16:25

‘Chippy’ Phillipson hits back at critics of Labour’s private school tax plans

Bridget Phillipson has hit back at critics of Labour’s plans to strip private schools of tax exemptions. The shadow education secretary responded to reports in the Guardian from June, which suggested that officials at the Independent Schools ...

11 Oct 2023 at 13:34

Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens

Pandemic recovery policies have been “too London-centric”, an educational charity has suggested, after figures showed the gap in top GCSE grades between the capital and the North East has widened. Overall, 28.4% of GCSE entries in London ...

24 Aug 2023 at 15:50

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Private schools say rolls down more than 1,000 since VAT imposed on fees

Independent schools in Scotland say the number of pupils they have enrolled has dropped by more than 1,000 since the introduction of VAT on fees. The organisation which represents Scotland’s private schools said the “vindictive and ...

09 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Nearly 2.1 million pupils in England now eligible for free school meals

Nearly 2.1 million pupils in England are now eligible for free school meals, figures show. An additional 75,000 children became eligible for free school meals over a year, according to data published by the Department for ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:48

Private school pupil numbers rise to record high

The number of pupils who are privately educated has risen to a record high, according to new figures. A census by the Independent Schools Council (ISC) for January 2022 found there are now a record 544,316 pupils at 1,...

08 Jun 2022 at 17:09

Ministers condemned for defending private school fee and holiday cost comparison

Ministers faced claims of having “no clue” after they defended comparing private school fees with the cost of an overseas family holiday. Labour used a written parliamentary question to ask Education Secretary ...

02 Aug 2023 at 12:27

Average private school fees soar to more than £18,000 a year

Private school fees have increased by 8%, with families now paying out more than £6,000 a term on average, figures show. The number of new pupils joining private schools has dropped by 2.7% since last year, ...

17 May 2024 at 00:01

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

A group representing more than 1,400 private schools will launch legal action against the Government’s decision to apply VAT to independent school fees. The Independent Schools Council (ISC), an umbrella ...

31 Oct 2024 at 17:34

Average private school fees rise to more than £22,000 a year

Private school fees have increased by 22.6% in the last year, with parents now paying out more than £22,000 a year on average, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said. Figures from the ISC ...

15 May 2025 at 14:07

Private school pupil numbers in England fall after VAT on fees

The number of pupils in private schools in England has fallen following the introduction of VAT on fees, Government figures show. There were around 11,000 fewer pupils in private schools in ...

05 Jun 2025 at 16:07

Teachers’ leader calls for crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ in private schools

The head of a teaching union has called for private schools to have their charitable status removed if they continue with “fire and rehire” policies. Speaking at the Nasuwt teaching ...

17 Apr 2022 at 13:55

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