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Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete | Schools

Headteacher unions are calling on the government to provide “financial protections” for schools at risk of collapse and provide funding to help students make up for lost learning. In 2023, schools have been instructed to close buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) where existing safety measures are not in place. Pepe DiAccio, general secretary […]

Eton to raise fees to £63,000 in response to VAT change | Private schools

Eton has written to parents saying it will increase tuition fees by a fifth after the government removed VAT exemption for private schools, raising annual fees from £52,749 to around £63,000. “The president and alumni regret that the government has chosen to tax education in this manner,” the university said in the letter. “Furthermore, we […]