December 2022
Slower social mobility is breeding nepo babies – 22 December, The Times
Boarding schools are bad for children. Why do they still exist? – 19 December, MadeintheUK
Imposing VAT on private school fees would make the UK more unequal – 17 December, The Telegraph
Should private schools keep their tax relief? – 17 December, The Times
Pupils ‘crying at school or stealing from breakfast clubs’ as they’ve got no food at home – 13 December, The Mirror
Royal Hospital School: 100 pupils’ chance to go to private – 13 December, Ipswich Star
The new class rules? It’s not about the money – 11 December, The Times
Labour MP leads revolt over Keir Starmer’s controversial plan to charge VAT on private school fees, saying he is not ‘convinced by the numbers’ 10 December, Daily Mail
How to get a scholarship to a top UK private school – 9 December, The Times
Labour wants every child to achieve and believe they can realise their dreams – 9 December, Sunderland Echo
Best private secondary schools in the UK 2023 – 9 December, The Times
Labour private school fees crackdown set to raise £10million from Eton alone – 7 December, The Mirror
What does the private school debate mean for charities? – 6 December, Civil Society
It’s easy for Keir Starmer to be principled about state schools – 6 December, Independent
Keir Starmer is slammed over plans to strip private schools of tax breaks while praising them for doing ‘huge amount’ for the country – 5 December, Daily Mail
Private schools’ £480m help for poorest pupils as value of bursary places rises by 30% in ten years – 4 December, Daily Mail
Labour ramps up war on private schools with demand for watchdog to investigate fees – 4 December, The Telegraph
The Observer view on radical change being needed to overcome elitism in education – 4 December, The Observer
Relieving Britain’s private schools of their state handout shame is surely an act of charity – 3 December, The Guardian
Rishi Sunak saves himself £12,700 by refusing to scrap tax breaks for private schools – 2 December, The Mirror
Of course private schools should pay VAT – but why stop there? – 1 December, The Independent
Everyone Is Pointing Out The Major Flaw In The Daily Mail’s Latest Attack On Keir Starmer – 29 November, The Huffington Post
Private schools furlough staff at taxpayer’s expense on government covid scheme – 9 April 2020, Evening Standard
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage, IOE research shows – 5 November 2019, UCL
November 2022
Keir Starmer’s class war threat to 200 private schools: Labour’s plan to put VAT on fees could lead to mass closures, expert warns – 28 November, Daily Mail
Fury over Labour class war on private schools: Keir Starmer vows to pursue policy of scrapping charitable status to fund catch-up programme for ALL pupils – 27 November, Daily Mail
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The “top” private schools are a big part of what’s wrong with Britain 22 November, New European
Early years: Poor pupils make less progress in richer areas
Early years: Poor pupils make less progress in richer areas
New research show – 22nd November, TES
Letters: Malfunctioning general practice is causing chaos throughout the NHS – 22 November, The Telegraph
Hunt under fire for using lobby group data to shield private schools from £1.7bn VAT – 19 November, The Guardian
Eton College boys ‘booed’ visiting state schoolgirls – 18 November, BBC
Art, drama and languages to become ‘preserve of private schools’ as state sector cuts bite – 12 November, The Guardian
Renowned UK Prep School Raises £30 Million in Private Debt Deal – 11 November, Bloomberg
A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began – 10 November, Feweek
Alumni from Britain’s top girls’ public schools 20 times more likely to reach elite positions – 9 November, LSE News
Bursary Foundation: the Manchester charity helping get disadvantaged youngsters into top private schools – 8 November, Manchester World
Schools to cut staff in budget squeeze, union says – 8 November, BBC
Readers’ poll: Should private schools lose their tax advantages? – 6 November, The Times
School closure meeting told how gentrification is ‘killing’ Camden for working class – 3 November, Camden New Journal
Letters: Doctors and nurses need better incentives to keep working in the NHS – 1 November, The Telegraph
Benenden, Sevenoaks, Kings: Three Kent private schools named the best in the world by prestigious Spear’s list – 1 November, Kent Live News
Cambridge City Hockey Club working hard to bridge the state school gap – 31 October, Cambridge Independent
Rape, child abuse and Prince Charles’s former school – 12 April 2015, The Guardian
October 2022
Oxbridge demands higher grades from UK private school pupils than state counterparts – 31 October, National News
Cambridge accused of ‘social engineering’ as state school pupils now more likely to get a place – 27 October, The Telegraph
Majority of Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet went to private school – 26 October, ITV News
Rishi Sunak challenged over private schooling of daughters and Cabinet – 26 October, The National
Rishi Sunak’s cabinet exposes how weak he is – 26 October, New Statesman
The education of Rishi Sunak, the UK’s first non-white prime minister – 25 October, Study International
The child sexual abuse inquiry did not go far enough – 23 October, The Guardian
Time To Abolish Boarding Schools? – 17 October, Richard Hughes Psychotherapy
Four out of five pupils in England say progress suffered due to Covid – 13 October, The Guardian
Warning: a private education can seriously limit your career choices – 12 October, Herald Scotland
Flourishing old-boys network is still helping private pupils – 10 October, The Times
Truss’s privately educated cabinet has no concept of the reality of benefits – but I do – 4 October, The Independent
Time to be radical: bring back grammar schools now – 28 September, The Telegraph
September 2022
MCC members rebel to save elite cricket fixtures – 27 September, The Times
Universities asked to explain ‘disadvantaged’ criteria for offers – 26 September, The Telegraph
Scottish Independent Schools Review: A good education can be priceless — literally – 25 September, The Times
Teachers remain concerned by post-Covid attainment gap – 22 September, Independent Education Today
‘Childcare will be completely reimagined if we win power’, vows Labour’s shadow education secretary – 22 September, The Standard
Teenagers from affluent areas suffer biggest drop in university places in a decade – 22 September, The Telegraph
The cost-of-living crisis is threatening to worsen student wealth disparities – 20 September, Epigram
Earlier Oxbridge applications create new obstacle for poorer students, say experts – 18 September, The Observer
Schools urge parents to help plug funding gaps as costs soar – 17 September, The Guardian
Amid the mourning, we republicans should look and learn – but we must not be silenced – 16 September, The Guardian
Parents ‘frightened for their kids’ as schools in Oxfordshire face cost of living crisis – 14 September, Oxford Mail
Gordonstoun: The Scottish boarding school that taught King Charles III – 13 September, The Independent
Independent Schools Guide: All-inclusive educational opportunities – 13 September, The Scotsman
Posho ranking: These are the universities with the most private school students in 2022 – 12 September, The Tab
Eton accused of breaking no grassroots football rule following Queen’s death – 11 September, The Mirror
‘Kids’ SATs results show we still need to bridge the gap in their education’ – 7 September, The Mirror
Kit Malthouse, the fifth Education secretary in a year, has five key problems to solve – 7 September, inews
Discrimination fears as Cambridge admits record number of state school pupils – 6 September, The Telegraph
Revealed: How private schools dominate English sport – 2 September, The Telegraph
August 2022
Are UK private schools worth their soaring fees? – 28 August, The National News
What does the dramatic fall in GCSE grades tell us? That private schools were gaming the system – 25 August, The Guardian
Morgan: Tories “enabling” state and private school attainment gap to grow – 25 August, Labour List
‘GCSE creative arts subjects at risk of becoming preserve of private schools’ – 24 August, Independent
A levels: ‘Harsh’ to claim private schools fiddled grades – 23 August, TES
Did independent schools really “fiddle” their A-Level grades more than other schools in 2021? – 23 August, FFT Education Data Lab
The truth is that schools do little to reduce inequality – 22 August, Financial Times
New report shows that UK education system preserves inequality – 20 August, North East Bylines
Charities’ concerns at regional and schools gaps for disadvantaged pupils – 18 August, The Independent
Undervalued and unwanted: how private schools are fighting back against positive discrimination – 18 August, The Telegraph
British universities will pay dearly for punishing ‘affluent’ families – 16 August, The Telegraph
Educational inequalities in England barely improve in two decades, study finds – 16 August, Financial Times
Secretary Bridget Phillipson on A-levels and why she’s putting state schools first – 13 August, inews
DANNY CIPRIANI: England’s failings are NOT down to education… they are down to Eddie Jones. Let’s have a coach who takes responsibility and encourages players to think for themselves – 11 August, The Daily Mail
Private schools hit back after Eddie Jones’ criticism – 8 August, The Telegraph
The problem with public school rugby, according to Eddie Jones – 6 August, The Telegraph
Truss’s Oxbridge interview giveaway will hinder, not help – 4 August, Varsity
Poorer pupils earn 20% less than those who went to private school, data from 38million people shows – 4 August, The Daily Mail
July 2022
DfE ‘has put schools on the brink of a full-blown funding crisis’ – 22nd July, TES
Shh, one is secretly posh – Don’t mention private school or gap year – any toff worth the family pile is now playing down their privilege, confesses Sophia Money-Coutts – 17th July, Daily Mail
We need more private schools – 19th July, The Critic
Scottish private schools emerge from Covid £12.3m richer – 17th July, The Ferret
Sunday shows: Tax breaks for private schools “out of step”, Phillipson says – 17th July, Labour List
Private schools going bust would be a disaster for the poor – 16th July, The Telegraph
Private education has corrupted our country – 12th July, The Telegraph
Independent schools attack ‘counterproductive’ Labour VAT policy – 11th July, IE-today
How Labour’s independent school pledge would reshape the sector – 11th July, TES
The lesson from Johnson’s tenure – British politics needs dragging into the 21st century – 10th July, The Guardian
Keir Starmer savages Tory tax hike ‘hypocrisy’ and vows major change for private schools – 10th July, The Mirror
HOW TO BUILD A CHART-TOPPING POLITICAL PODCAST – 8th July, Evening Standard
‘We need to expel the Tories to give our children’s education a fighting chance’ – 6th July, The Mirror
Languages learning in ‘slow recovery’ following the pandemic – 7th July, Evening Standard
Losing three ministers from education will have ‘disruptive impact’, say heads – 6th July, Evening Standard
Should we ban private schools? – 5th July, Tortoise Media
The British public schools sitting on piles of cash – 3rd July, The Times
In Dark Corners – Eton to Fettes – 24th June, BBC Sounds
June 2022
The public cost of private schools: rising fees and luxury facilities raise questions about charitable status – 27 June, The Conversation
I can’t shake the guilt that I once thought all state school kids were ‘chavs’ – 18 June, The Metro
The Everyone’s Invited scandal: what happened next – 20- June, The Times
No places at Edinburgh University law course for top students – 13 June, The Times
UK private schools’ fees to rocket in face of ‘storm of pressures’ – 13 June, The National News
Give spare places in boarding schools to children in care – 13 June, The Times
The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey review – it’s a long, long way from Westminster – 12 June, The Guardian
Private school pupil numbers rise to record high – 8 June, Independent
Oxbridge admissions must rethink the ‘state vs. independent’ binary – 4 June, Varsity
Top US colleges are poaching private school pupils who are rejected from Oxford and Cambridge – 4 June, The Mail on Sunday
School that charges £28k a year found to be ‘unsafe’ and ‘not fit for purpose’ in Birmingham – 1 June, Birmingham Mail
How should I save up for a family home and school fees? – 23 May, Investors’ Chronicle
May 2022
Letters: The true state of Oxbridge admissions – 28th May, The Spectator
Oxbridge should not discriminate against private school students, minister warns – 28 May, The Telegraph
Top London school’s lessons for Ukrainian child refugees – 26 May, Evening Standard
The 93 Percent Club for state school-educated students: ‘Our network is for everyone’ – 26 May, The Times
How should I save up for a family home and school fees? – 25 May, Investors Chronical
Why more batsmen go to private schools than bowlers – 25 May, The Telegraph
State schools are not the wild west and ‘Britain’s strictest headmistress’ is not Clint Eastwood – 24 May, The Guardian
Education secretary sends his children to private schools but suggests it was wife’s decision – 23 May, The Independent
Eton headmaster wants more ‘northern and disadvantaged pupils’ going to Oxbridge in plan to level up education – 23 May, inews
Private schools are a waste of money – 23 May, The Critic
Education secretary sends his children to private schools but suggests it was wife’s decision – 23 May, The Independent
‘Elite universities such as Oxbridge should take more pupils from state schools’ – 18 May, The Mirror
Are selective sixth forms a real social mobility solution? – 18 May, TES
State school pupils with same grades as private should go to Oxbridge – Zahawi – 16 May, Evening Standard
Private schools aren’t ‘losing’ places at Oxbridge, their unfair privileges are being tackled- that’s all – 16 May, Left Foot Forward
The Times view on independent schools: Private Initiative – 16 May, The Times
Boarding school fees soar to £50,000 a year – 15 May, The Times
Education Secretary rejects push for Oxbridge to admit more state school pupils – 14 May, The Metro
England’s crumbling schools are a ‘risk to life’, officials warn No 10 – 14 May, The Guardian
The culture wars have crept into Oxbridge admissions – 14 May, The Spectator
Don’t bash private schools: celebrate them – 14 May, The Telegraph
Tory peer warns of ‘inexorable decline’ in quality of Oxbridge applicants – 13 May, School Management Plus
Solving the Oxford problem – 12 May, Prospect Magazine
Why private schools should be abolished – 8 May, Varsity
Times letters: Fewer Oxbridge places for privately educated pupils – 5 May, The Times
We’re hurting Oxbridge in the name of equality – 5 May, The Times
Privately educated students to be offered fewer places at Cambridge and Oxford Universities – 4 May, ITV
Grammar school pupils must not be discriminated against, MPs tell Oxbridge – 4 May, The Telegraph
Stop acting like private school pupils “own” Oxbridge places – 4 May, New Statesman
Student protest erupts at Eton over fears for future of hunting society – 1 May, The Telegraph
April 2022
Boris Johnson allowing ‘wild west’ of misogyny in parliament, Tracy Brabin says – 29 April, The Guardian
‘You went to a private school!’ Carole Malone blasts call for royals to go to state school – 27 April, Daily Express
Teachers’ leader calls for crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ in private schools – 17 April, The Standard
Independent school staff face burgeoning workloads and shrinking pay packets – 12 April, ie-today
PRIVATE FOOLS Top private school sends begging letter to help rich Russians pay kids’ £42,000-a-year fees – 11 April, The Sun
Mother who’s outraged at her child’s private school upping fees by 7% and claims it should be run ‘like a charity’ and not a ‘ponzi scheme’ is told to ‘stop moaning’ and find a state school – 11 April, The Mail
Rishi Sunak moves belongings out of Downing Street as he clings on to job as Chancellor – 11 April, The Mirror
Top private school hosted UK head of Kremlin cultural agency linked to Russian intelligence – 8 April, Independent
Cricket’s class problem – 7 April, Prospect Magazine
Private school pupils no happier than state school peers, study finds – 7 April, The Standard
London private schools plan to teach Ukrainian refugee children who have fled the war – 6 April, Evening Standard
Rishi Sunak has donated more than £100,000 to his old boarding school Winchester College – 5 April, Sky News
“Eton outpost” in Middlesbrough: no real interest from the elitist college 3 April, North East Bylines
Angela Rayner shares optimism over Oldham Eton sixth form school – 1 April, The Oldham Times
Just half of secondary teachers tell parents about action on ‘falling behind’ pupils – 30 March, Schoolsweek
Why it is crassly arrogant to assume Boro needs Eton – 26 March, The Northern Echo
March 2022
Private schools find this war uncomfortable, but they have only themselves to blame – 27 March, The Telegraph
A Harrogate district private school receives over £8m a year from the government to pay the school fees of children whose parents serve in the British Army. – 23 March, The Stray Ferret
Taxpayers spend £250m sending army officers’ children to elite public schools including Eton and Harrow – 16 April 2018, iNews
Headteacher defends plan for free ‘Etons of the north’ sixth forms – 21 March, The Guardian
Children from deprived areas ‘let down’ as 247 pupils win Oxbridge places in 3 years – 19 March, The Mirror
Eton, we have a problem – 17 March, The New European
Don’t bash private schools for educating oligarch kids – 16 March, The Spectator
Grammars accused of being ‘monopolised’ by rich as data reveals high private school intake and few poor pupils – 15 March, inews
Eton up north, for free? Yes really
The public school is launching three sixth forms. Don’t get excited if you’re middle class. – 14 March, The Times
The curious social backlash that comes with private education – 10 March, The Spectator
Eton plans on levelling-up sixth forms by opening three satellite units in ‘cold spots’ targeted by Government – 10 March, Daily Mail
British private schools including Eton, Winchester and Harrow should lose their charitable status if they take fees from Russian families linked to Vladimir Putin, Labour MP says – 10 March, Daily Mail
Britain’s private schools face funding shortfall as sanctions on wealthy Russians tighten – 7 March, Telegraph
Fears of ‘glaring loopholes’ in crackdown on Putin’s allies sending children to UK private schools – 5 March, Independent
Tell us if we should take money from rich Russian parents, ask private school heads – 4 March, Evening Standard
Independent Schools Guide: Plan early to deal with fees – 3 March, The Scotsman
Private schools are put on alert over fees and advised not to take money from Russian banks or parents – 1 March, Daily Mail
February 2022
Russia sanctions: Tory MPs demand UK private schools ramp up ‘due diligence’ to keep out cash linked to Kremlin – 26 February, inews
Russian pupils at UK private schools ‘terrified’ of being ostracised by classmates after Ukraine invasion – 26 February, inews
Oxford and Cambridge pull ahead in state-school entries as other Russell Group universities slow down – 23 February, The Times
SNP to issue private schools with new rules on child protection – 20 February, The Times
Parents plot counter-strike at top girls’ schools – 20 February, The Spectator
Private schools say fees would double if State funding is withdrawn for sector – 19 February, Irish Times
Dirty cash pays fees at top private schools – 19 February, The Times
London’s private schools push house prices up by as much as 121% – 14 February, London Post
Firm behind England’s flagship tuition scheme faces dismissal after failing to hit targets – 13 February, The Guardian
Why the Left would live to regret punishing private schools – 12 February, The Telegraph
Labour plan to end private schools’ charitable status ‘would flood state sector with pupils’ – 10 February, The Telegraph
‘State school pupils put in real effort during Covid but two-tier system fails them’ – 9 February, The Mirror
GCSE and A-Level students to be given exam ‘clues’ with examiners encouraged to be ‘generous’ after pandemic – 7 February, Independent
Labour seeks inquiry into huge jump in top grade A-levels at private schools – 6 February, The Guardian
Private schools ‘gamed’ Covid rules to give their pupils more top A-levels – 5 February, The Times
Eton could help run new elite state sixth forms in North of England under Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ plans – 2 February, inews
Frank Turner: ‘I’m a cis, hetero white male and what that means I should do is shut the f*** up’ – 31 January, Independent
January 2022
Expansionist private schools need a lesson in morality – 30 January, The Guardian
‘Fund state schools at the level of private ones’: what sort of levelling up do headteachers want? – 29 January, The Guardian
Highgate school told to draw up new rules after pupils report peer sex assaults – 27 January, Camden New Journal
Girls’ private schools could strike for the first time over pensions Teachers at schools run by the Girls’ Day School Trust could strike over pensions – 25 January, Evening Standard
How to Get a Bursary at Private School – 24 January, FE News
These are the private schools which dominate the Oxbridge offers – 23 January, The Tab
Schools drop anti-homophobia guidance at outposts in Middle East – 22 January, The Times
Middle East arms of British private schools drop anti-homophobic guidance from bullying policies ‘to comply with the laws of the country in which they are operating’ – 22 January, The Mail
Newham school boy Ilyan Benamor earns Eton College place – 22 January, Windsor Observer
Etonian Lives Matter… but not as much as they used to. – 21 January, BBC Sounds
Tory defector says whips told him to back PM or lose school funds – 20 January, The Guardian
Teachers warn it will take 18 MONTHS for pupils to catch up after falling behind on studies during the Covid pandemic – 19 January, The Mai
Abuse at top school ‘like Lord of the Flies’ – 15 January, The Times
Private schools not better than public: Report – 14 January, The Standard
Choice of schools does not make parents happier – 14 January, The Times
State school teachers ‘report higher staff absences than private school peers’ – 14 January, Evening Standard
David Cameron does a U-turn over education and sends his daughter to a £21,000-a-year private school – 7 January, The Mail
Single-sex education under threat as Eton and Harrow likely to admit girls within the next 50 years – 3 January, The Telegraph
Private schools’ ban on trans girls is legally ‘unwise at best’, experts say – 3 January, Pink News
