January 2024

Private School Parents Up in Arms

Great initiative. Tony Perry: ‘Labour should listen to families like mine’   Independent sector Tony Perry, a parent whose child attends an independent school and receives SEND support, writes in the Daily Mail urging the Labour Party to reconsider imposing VAT on school fees. He says “the sacrifices are constant, but nothing is more important […]

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The Education Sector: to disrupt, or not to disrupt

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicholas-pietrek-34a06036_vat-education-independentschools-activity-7149357600227151872-gYNw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meena-wood-mba-ed-leadership-frsa-fcct-b345028a_lets-consider-ofsteds-role-in-the-decline-activity-7149368275049635840-D1SJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios So interesting to read the above two Linkedin posts yesterday. My short synopsis below demonstrates the challenges faced by key elements of our Education Sector.  Educational practitioners know that the sector will not cope with the proposed disruption. This is not what should be happening. The Independent Sector has to work harder at providing

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