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'Service families and their children offer something special to our school community.'

Hester Anderson, of Aysgarth Prep School, reflects on the important role independent schools play in providing stability and continuity for children of service personnel.

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“Labour’s VAT policy risks harming Welsh families, Welsh independent schools, and state provision. It would price many families out, causing increased demand for already-stretched state schools”: Emma Verrier Welsh Independent Schools Council speaks to The Telegraph.

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One in four parents plan to remove their children from independent schools if Labour's plan to impose VAT on fees is put into effect, according to the findings of a new survey.

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More than 15% of parents would no longer be able to send their children to Ewell Castle School if VAT were added to fees & many local state schools are 'largely oversubscribed & extremely busy': the principal Silas Edmonds (he/him) MA NPQH FRSA, shares with Natasha Devon 🌈💙 on LBC bit.ly/3UuC1eO

“We’ve seen now five separate surveys suggesting that between 1/5 and 1/4 of parents would leave the sector – if that happened, then actually this tax wouldn’t raise anything for state education.” Julie Robinson on Matthew Wright’s LBC show.

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'With Armed Forces families making huge sacrifices for King & Country, this too might be at risk of being affected by Labour’s VAT plans': Bobby Angelov, writing The Telegraph, raises concerns over the potential impact of VAT on children of service personnel bit.ly/449ifZF

Should VAT be charged on independent school fees?

ISC CEO Julie Robinson took part in an online debate with a number of tax and education experts, organised by CIOT and Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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“It will be helpful to have more detail about how the proposed charge of VAT on fees would affect a small school like ours, where the money is raised through voluntary contributions, not fees.” David Charles Bethany School asks Labour for more clarification on its VAT policy.

“No school would want to make the decision to cut jobs. As teaching unions have already warned, there is a risk job losses could be an unintended consequence of Labour’s plans': Simon Nathan, ISC Deputy CEO, warns about the impact of Labour’s tax proposal. bit.ly/3W1oVa6

“If the proposed plans from Labour to impose VAT on fees does come into effect, a large proportion of our parents will struggle to send their children to school.” - Saahera Motara, principal Alamiyah Pre-school, on how the tax on education would threaten her small school.

The Labour Party’s plan to charge private schools VAT could put pressure on councils over SEND support, Schools Week reports.

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The introduction of VAT on fees will have an adverse impact on the diverse faith offerings provided by independent schools. Find out more about the implications below... ✍️👀

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“When they go to the wall, there’s less money coming into the exchequer & more pressure on public services, because those kids are going to be educated somewhere”: Dr Patrick Roach expresses his concern for Labour’s proposed VAT on education.

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Join Julie Robinson and other experts tomorrow for a discussion on Labour’s tax on education – should be a lively chat! #ciotifsdebates