December 2019
Race row after leading private schools turn down donor’s £1m offer to help poor white boys – 31 December, The Telegraph
Top schools defend rejecting bursary for white boys – 31 December, BBC News
Snubbed donor offers his bursaries for poor white boys to state schools – 30 December, The Times
Are Norfolk’s parents turning their backs on private schools? – 22 December, Eastern Daily Press
So ministers want transformative education policies…? – 19 December, TES
Universities warned over student ‘sales pitches’ – 19 December, BBC News
‘The NEU has become irrelevant to most teachers’ lives’ – 19 December, TES
Exclusive: ‘Invisible’ NEU risks ‘withering on vine’ – 18 December, TES
Why it’s time to abolish GCSEs – 17 December, TES
Poorer London pupils still win race to university – 17 December, BBC News
‘Many of our children don’t get presents’: schools open over Christmas for families with nothing – 17 December, The Guardian
Boosting access to top universities for poor students must be a priority for PMs plan to ‘level up’ – 17 December, FE News
No boost to schools in poorer areas from Ofsted changes – 16 December, TES
Working-class MPs make the victory truly comprehensive – 16 December, The Times
Schools with deprived pupils ‘still less likely to be judged good’, admits Ofsted – 16 December, Schools Week
2019 in independent education – 16 December, IE Today
New opener factory from hotbed of rugby talent – 16 December, The Times
Research: Smaller classes don’t equal better results – 16 December, TES
Steep rise in warning notices for private schools – 16 December, Schools Week
Should private schools breathe a sigh of relief? – 13 December, TES
Johnson told to ‘shelve election rhetoric’ and deliver for schools – 13 December, Schools Week
No money. No ideas. A year of pure political purgatory – 13 December, Schools Week
Call for universities to randomly allocate places – 12 December, TES
Elite universities ‘will need 100 years’ to hit OfS access goals – 12 December, THE
Parent school donations ‘exacerbating inequality’ – 11 December, BBC News
Need to know: Scottish private schools and rates relief – 11 December, TES
‘My plan for paying school fees’ – 7 December, The Times
Parents spend £1.7 BILLION a year on home tutors for their children – with some paying up to £200 an hour – 7 December, Mail on Sunday
Think Oxbridge entry is unfair? Let’s talk about rugby – 6 December, TES
EPI analysis: How the parties’ education plans could affect pupil attainment – 6 December, Schools Week
Poor students are not going to universities that their grades deserve, study finds – 5 December, Daily Telegraph
Private schools in Scotland to be taxed full business rates next year – 4 December, BBC
Scotland’s private schools to start paying full tax from next year – 4 December, The Scotsman
Exclusive: Pensions hike forces private school mergers – 4 December, TES
Single-sex schools changing admissions to allow transgender pupils to head off legal threats – 3 December, The Independent
Pupils ‘learn better wearing cosy socks and slippers’ – 3 December, TES
Private schools keep grip on high-points college courses – 3 December, The Irish Times
As Scotland closes its last girls’ state school, should we call time on the single-sex school? – 2 December, Daily Telegraph
Working-class actors kept in the wings by Downton Abbey effect, says Rada director Edward Kemp – 1 December, The Sunday Times
November 2019
Almost 200 private schools leaving pension scheme – 29 November, FT Adviser
Failing private school in Exeter is visited for third time this year by Ofsted – 29 November, Devon Live
Where do Eton College, Marlborough College and Gordonstoun rank on the list of top independent schools? – 29 November, Royal Central
The current challenges being faced by independent schools – 29 November, Independent Education Today
We spent a fortune on school fees… and thousands more on tutors: Meet the private school parents who are paying twice over in the new educational arms race – 29 November, Daily Mail
Caught in the class war crossfire – 28 November, The Critic
I send my children to private school and I’m terrified by Corbyn’s manifesto – 28 November, The Independent
University admissions gap between rich and poor students still ‘far too wide’ – 28 November, Schools Week
More small private schools receive top Ofsted grades, but 1 in 10 still ‘inadequate’ – 27 November, Schools Week
‘Private schools are a family – and staff have a voice’ – 26 November, TES
We can argue about private and public schools every election but parents will always want what’s best for their kids – 25 November, The Independent
Bust ‘rich boys in top hats’ myth, private schools told – 25 November, TES
The Interview: John McDonnell talks Corbyn, private schools and revolution – 24 November, The Sunday Times
How private schools have taken over the AFL – 23 November, The Age
Labour hasn’t thought through its private school policy – 22 November, TES
Exclusive poll: Independent teachers back Labour plans – 21 November, TES
Labour to raise school spending by £10.5bn and give teachers a 5% pay rise – 21 November, Schools Week
The dilemma of a left-leaning private school teacher – 18 November, TES
Our schools are free of narrow EBacc, says private head – 18 November, TES
Revealed: Councils paid £700k to ‘unsafe’ illegal school – 17 November, Schools Week
Parent Power: A good prep school sets your child up for life – 17 November, The Sunday Times
Parent Power: state schools in poor areas beat the private preps – 17 November, The Sunday Times
‘I would burn in hell before returning’ – why British teachers are fleeing overseas – 13 November, The Guardian
The personal cost of teaching abroad – 12 November, TES
Education is a hot election issue, about to get hotter – 13 November, TES
Student says it’s wrong for Labour to scrap tuition fees, but reveals he was ‘fortunate’ not to pay for private school education – 12 November, indy100
Labour expected to water down radical environmental policy and other key pledges in manifesto – 12 November, Daily Telegraph
Are private-school pupils cleverer? No, just richer – 11 November, TES
Cocaine worth more than £200k found after raid on one of UK’s most prestigious private schools – 11 November, The Independent
Scottish independent schools appeal three times as many exam results – 11 November, Edinburgh Evening News
Children in care given boarding school places are three times as likely to go to university – 10 November, Daily Telegraph
Can boarding schools really improve the life chances of disadvantaged children? – 10 November, Daily Telegraph
Poorer pupils learn to benefit from Classics – 9 November, The Sunday Times
Private schools tests that were at the centre of a ‘cheating’ scandal have been abolished by their exam board – 8 November, Daily Telegraph
Illegal schools have ‘drills’ to avoid scrutiny, says Ofsted director – 8 November, Schools Week
Boarding schools warp our political class – I know because I went to one – 7 November, The Guardian
Will child abuse allegations put Britain’s music schools at risk? – 7 November, Daily Telegraph
Private school pupils earn 10 per cent more by the time they are 25, study finds – 7 November, Daily Telegraph
Labour manifesto to include private school tax hike – 6 November, TES
General election: Former Tory minister is funding ads attacking Corbyn on Facebook – 6 November, Sky News
Private school pupils gain one A‑level grade over state rivals – 5 November, The Times
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage, IOE research shows – 5 November, UCL website
St Edward’s School teachers strike in Oxford – 5 November, Oxford Mail
People smuggling gangs are using unsuspecting British private schools to traffic Vietnamese children – 4 November, Daily Mail
How it feels to… rise from bin man to professor – 3 November, The Times
Tory ministers spend £91m on private school fees for top diplomats and military personnel – 2 November, The Independent
Should Britain Abolish Private Schools? – 1 November, The Atlantic
October 2019
How state and private schools in France are funded – 30 October, The Connexion
Two thirds of universities in England forced to take action because of regulator’s concerns – 30 October, the i
BBC debate on future of private school sector – 30 October, BBC
Why boarding schools are helping to boost house prices – 30 October, Daily Telegraph
The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling – 28 October, The Conversation
Revealed: GCSE grades versus fees, find out how leading private schools rank – 22 October, Daily Telegraph
With their plan to abolish private schools, has the Labour Party forgotten about black people like me? – 21 October, The Independent
How one Scottish private school set up shop in China – 18 October, TES
Populism has no place in education – so stop bashing Germans and private schools – 14 October, The Guardian
Don’t close private schools, open them up – 12 October, The Sunday Times
5,000 private school children in Shropshire could be moved to state schools under Labour’s plans – 11 October, Shropshire Star (see PSPR’s Twitter feed on inaccuracies in this article)
Private schools should be abolished – 10 October, The Saint
Abolishing private schools solves nothing – 10 October, The Forge
Horsham private school hosts talk on how public schools ‘ruin’ the country – 9 October, West Sussex County Times
Coming soon: the £1m school fees – 6 October, The Sunday Times (see same previous research in Guardian here)
Private school head ‘would rather close down’ than become a state school – 5 October, The Independent
Exams could be replaced by artificial intelligence in the future, private school chief predicts – 4 October, Daily Telegraph
Seven failing private schools banned from accepting new pupils – 4 October, Schools Week
Trio plead guilty to running illegal school after Ofsted investigation – 3 October, The Independent
Private schools warn uni cap would lead to brain drain – 2 October, TES
September 2019
NQTs leaving state schools for better-paid private jobs – 30 September, TES
Analysis: Would Eton move abroad to escape Labour? – 30 September, TES
Private schools say abolition would be vote-loser – 30 September, BBC
Private schools discussed on BBC’S Sunday Politics South East – 29 September, BBC [listen from 9.40]
Education needs an overhaul, but closing private schools is not the answer – 28 September, The Guardian
Private school fees: is it cheaper to move to a good state catchment area? – 27 September, The Times
‘Our apartheid education system is a burning injustice’ – 27 September, TES
Oxford University to launch parent charm offensive in attempt to woo disadvantaged students – 27 September, Daily Telegraph
Top of the class: Labour seeks to emulate Finland’s school system – 27 September, The Guardian
Private schools chief attacks ‘truly toxic’ portrayal of sector – 26 September, The Guardian
Grenfell head attacks Labour’s decision to scrap private schools – 25 September, The Times
‘I’ve benefited directly from the inequality that private schools create – but I still think they should be abolished’– 24 September, The Independent
Labour is right to target private school privilege, but abolition isn’t the only answer – 24 September, The Guardian
Labour’s commitment to abolish private schools isn’t all it seems – 23 September, New Statesman
‘Many independent schools would be awful state schools’ – 23 September, TES
Could Labour really ban private schools? – 23 September, BBC
Head of Eton hits back at Labour plans to abolish private schools – 23 September, The Guardian
Labour delegates vote for plan that would abolish private schools – 23 September, The Guardian
Two-tier teacher pensions warning – 23 September, TES
Buying homes near good schools ‘worse than going private’ – 21 September, The Times
Private school pupils may need higher grades to go to Cambridge – 22 September, The Sunday Times
Call for reform of ‘problem’ private school system – 19 September, TES
Why abolishing private schools is ethically dubious – 19 September, TES
Private school Harrow launches virtual sixth-form – 18 September, TES
Television workers twice as likely to have attended private school – 18 September, The Guardian
John McDonnell backs ‘Abolish Eton’ debate at Labour conference – 18 September, The Guardian
Australians turn their backs on private schools after fees triple – 18 September, Financial Review
11 ways to get the best value out of private school – 17 September, Daily Telegraph
Report on reform options for private schools to launch at debate – 17 September, Independent Education Today
Why won’t the unions defend private-school jobs? – 16 September, TES
Christian teacher says school forced her to quit for supporting marriage equality – 16 September, The Guardian
‘I’m not paying’: private schools sue parents for not paying fees – 15 September, The Sydney Morning Herald
The Labour Party’s war on private education goes against everything it is supposed to stand for – 14 September, Daily Telegraph
Independent school head teachers hit back at Labour’s ‘dodgy maths’ – 14 September, The Times
What Corbyn’s raid on private schools will cost parents – and how to beat fee increases – 13 September, Daily Telegraph
Never mind ‘tax raids’, Labour – just abolish private education – 13 September, The Guardian
How to get a cut-price private school education – 13 September, Financial Times
Labour ‘ripping apart’ education, private school leaders warn as John McDonnell says they will be treated ‘like any other business’ – 13 September, Daily Telegraph
Historic independent school reveals merger – 13 September, The Business Desk
Labour planning £1.6bn tax raid on private schools, leaked document reveals – 12 September, Daily Telegraph
Father and daughter guilty of running illegal school – 12 September, BBC
Labour activists pledge to create most radical manifesto ever – 11 September, The Guardian
Govt to allow private school teachers to enrol in defined contribution scheme – 10 September, FT Adviser
The private school system is ‘morally rotten’. This could be the moment for its downfall – 10 September, The Guardian
Labor defends $1.2bn private school package it previously called a ‘slush fund’ – 9 September, The Guardian
Cambridge admits record number of state educated students – 9 September, Daily Telegraph
Labour chairman urges members to back plan to abolish private schools – 7 September, Daily Telegraph
10 of the best value private schools in the UK – 4 September, Daily Telegraph
Why private schools are less privileged than you think – 3 September, TES
Cutting private school tax relief ‘puts exams at risk’ – 2 September, TES
August 2019
The real divide is not between state and private schools but between good schools and bad – 30 August, The Conservative Woman
‘You can’t blame independent schools for Brexit’ – 29 August, TES
Elite Private Schools Join Yeshivas In Fight Against Regulations – 29 August, WNYC
School suddenly shuts just six days before new year due to start – 27 August, Examiner Live
The Guardian view on easier GCSEs at private schools: insult added to injury – 25 August, The Guardian
Michael Gove is vindicated: state schools are finally catching up with private schools – 25 August, Daily Telegraph
‘Easier’ exams offered by private schools smooth pupils’ entry to top universities – 24 August, The Guardian
Gap between private and state schools getting top A levels is at its narrowest in a decade – 24 August, Daily Telegraph
Business rates relief for Scottish independent schools under threat – 22 August, Civil Society
Private schools are making weaker students take exams as ‘external candidate’ to protect league tables – 20 August, Daily Telegraph
BTec courses: A-level reforms trigger rise in private schools’ practical qualifications – 24 August, The Times
July 2019
‘Class segregation of schools is burning injustice’: Hundreds of councillors back campaign to abolish private schools – 21 July, The Independent
Private schools told to open up places and facilities to children in care – 4 July, Daily Telegraph
June 2019
Private schools need phasing out, and here’s how it can be done – 26 June, Schools Week
Private school and Oxbridge ‘take top jobs’ – 25 June, BBC
Britain ‘increasingly divided’ with most influential people five times more likely to have gone to private school – 25 June, The Independent
Phasing Out Private Schools: The Simons Sketch – 16 June, Schools Week
£200k fund to encourage partnerships with private schools and universities – 7 June, Schools Week
May 2019
Pupils at £37,000-a-year private school sit English IGCSE exam only to find they have been taught wrong book – 16 May, The Independent
Head of £12,700-a-term school says private pupils being discriminated against like Jews in Nazi Germany – 11 May, The Independent
Front-page error from the Times about how much private schools save taxpayers – 3 May, Full Fact
