Opinion

Independent special schools are cost effective

It is in everyone’s interests to get SEND support right, says Claire Dorer. For many pupils that means a...

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Private special school places cost £480 million per year

A lack of state-funded places is forcing councils to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to send pupils to...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Council launches investigation into benefits of private schools

A council is reviewing the community benefit of local private schools to decide if they deserve generous discounts in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Charge parents £500 to plug school funding gap, says leading head

State schools should consider emulating independent schools and “work for profit” by charging parents a “premium”, a leading headteacher...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Independents ‘don’t want to switch’ to free schools

Independent schools do not have a “widespread appetite” for moving into the state sector to make their education more...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Independent schools want to engage with state schools but red tape abounds

Tom Hicks was thrilled when his son had the chance to play in a local under-7 football tournament. But...

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Private schools spend three times more on each pupil

Private schools are bumping up their fees while state school funding remains flat, widening the attainment gap between the...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg