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Archive for October 2007
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Charity Commission discusses private school status
Posted on 31st October 2007The Charity Commission is meeting today to discuss how private schools and other organisations should behave to justify their charitable status... read more.
Fees insurance from schools 'often basic'
Posted on 31st October 2007An expert has said that although some independent schools offer insurance plans which are value for money, their cover may not be as comprehensive as parents would wish... read more.
'Eradicate failure through private schools'
Posted on 31st October 2007Gordon Brown has declared his intention of "eradicating failure" among comprehensives by closing failing schools or encouraging independent schools to take them over as academies... read more.
School boy who speaks 11 languages
Posted on 30th October 2007A private-school boy of ten has made it to the final of a national language contest for the second year running thanks to his ability to speak 11 languages... read more.
'Snap inspections' of private schools
Posted on 30th October 2007The Charity Commission has revealed it could make snap inspections of private schools to ensure they are offering public benefit... read more.
'£300,000 cost' of private education
Posted on 29th October 2007Parents who intend to educate their children privately from nursery to A-levels as well as support them through a degree may have to pay out around £300,000 for each child if current inflation rates continue, an expert has claimed... read more.
Wealthier parents 'timing births'
Posted on 29th October 2007Middle-class parents may be timing the births of their babies to ensure the child has the best chance of doing well at school, new research has revealed... read more.
Children of those KIA 'deserve school fees'
Posted on 29th October 2007The widow of a lance corporal killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan has said children of servicemen or women killed in action (KIA) should receive the boarding school allowance paid to those serving abroad... read more.
Independent schools 'pioneering IB'
Posted on 26th October 2007Nearly half of the 101 schools in Britain offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) to their sixth formers are independent schools, it has been reported... read more.
Demand for girls' boarding "resilient"
Posted on 26th October 2007The demand for all-girls boarding schools is "remarkably resilient", an expert has commented... read more.
Independent schools 'should not drop core values'
Posted on 25th October 2007Independent schools should hold on to their primary values irrespective of changing fashions, according to one industry insider... read more.
'State funding equivalent to private' promise
Posted on 24th October 2007Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Nick Clegg has vowed that any future government headed by him would ensure state schools receive equivalent funding to those in the independent sector. .. read more.
Private schools 'face disaster'
Posted on 24th October 2007The headmaster of top independent school Wellington College has warned the private sector could be "sleep walking" into disaster as a range of threats including "creeping government regulation" hits at their independence... read more.
"Python-like" Ofsted 'must not regulate independents'
Posted on 23rd October 2007The Independent Schools Council (ISC) recently attacked proposals that Ofsted should regulate the private sector, claiming the suggestions were based on "serious factual errors"... read more.
Pimlico school debate rages on
Posted on 23rd October 2007The debate over Pimlico comprehensive and who or what ought to be its sponsor has raged on following the decision to allow the charitable trust Future, led by Conservative donor John Nash, to support the school when it becomes an academy... read more.
Private school 'helped nervous child'
Posted on 22nd October 2007A commentator has explained the reasons he chose to send one child to a private school and one to a state, saying his "more complex" son is happier and more confident within the independent sector... read more.
Parents prefer private over state schools
Posted on 22nd October 2007Some parents are concerned about the standard of education being offered in state schools and so are choosing to send their offspring to private school, a Conservative MP has said... read more.
School 'seeking challenge' of Confucius programme
Posted on 19th October 2007One of the ten private schools involved in the Confucius programme with China has said it is looking forward to the challenge... read more.
'Widening gap' between private and state
Posted on 19th October 2007The Conservatives have expressed concern over the growing gap between independent and comprehensive schools, it has been reported... read more.
Majority of academies 'have overspent'
Posted on 18th October 2007Most of the government's first wave of academies have massively overspent, a government watchdog has reported... read more.
Private school charity debate reopens
Posted on 18th October 2007Next month, the Charity Commission is to publish a list of principles independent schools will have to fulfil to keep their charitable status and it could make "uncomfortable reading", it has been claimed... read more.
Private school 'rebuffed' over academy
Posted on 17th October 2007One of Britain's top independent schools has offered to sponsor a city academy and been rebuffed by the council in favour of a venture capitalist, it has been reported... read more.
Fees 'prevent parents going private'
Posted on 17th October 2007Nearly half of all parents would send their children to private school if they could afford to, a new study has revealed... read more.
Boarding 'gave me confidence & independence'
Posted on 16th October 2007A commentator has spoken out in favour of boarding school, saying it gave her confidence, a great education and strength... read more.
State schools 'could fall behind over IGCSEs'
Posted on 16th October 2007State schools are unable to offer pupils a "tougher" substitute for GCSEs because the government has not yet decided if it recognises the qualification, it has been reported... read more.
Oxbridge 'still recruit from private'
Posted on 15th October 2007Top universities are being accused of still recruiting a disproportionate number of students from private schools... read more.
Girls' schools 'outperform' competition
Posted on 15th October 2007Girls studying at single-sex independent schools can outperform those elsewhere thanks to teachers tailoring classes to the female brain, it has been reported... read more.
Top public school targets state pupils
Posted on 12th October 2007A top independent school in Huntingdon is to open its doors to A-level pupils from local state schools, it has been reported... read more.
Troops 'could gain multiple wound compensation'
Posted on 12th October 2007Proposals have been released by the Ministry of Defence which would ensure personnel who receive serious multiple injuries receive a lump sum payments for each... read more.
49% children victims of theft at school
Posted on 11th October 2007Nearly half of children have had property stolen while at school, a new report has revealed... read more.
Burglar urges students to wise up
Posted on 11th October 2007A Manchester burglar has urged students to be more careful with their possessions and stop making themselves easy targets... read more.
State schools 'need funding to equal private'
Posted on 10th October 2007The general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has called upon the government to raise state school funding until it matches that invested in private schools... read more.
Private education 'better than £100,000'
Posted on 10th October 2007An expert has said a private education will benefit a child more than a £100,000 gift on their 21st birthday... read more.
Irish private schools lose state support
Posted on 9th October 2007Ireland's education minister Mary Hanafin has announced no new fee-paying schools will receive state support, curbing the growth of the €205 million (£142 million) sector, it has been reported... read more.
Private school demand 'not in decline'
Posted on 9th October 2007Tatler magazine has said despite rising costs demand for fee paying schools is not declining, in the introduction to its annual guide to the top British private schools... read more.
Cameron 'unapologetic for privileged schooling'
Posted on 8th October 2007David Cameron is the first senior "Tory old-Etonian" not to be apologetic about his educational background, a commentator has claimed... read more.
TA membership 'can impact on insurance'
Posted on 8th October 2007An expert has warned that spending a lot of time with the Territorial Army (TA) can impact on the cost of life insurance... read more.
Academies 'divert energy from private pupils'
Posted on 8th October 2007The headmaster of Epsom College has said he will not agree to set up a city academy as it would divert his energies from his own pupils, who remain his priority... read more.
UK schools 'popular with wealthy Russians'
Posted on 5th October 2007An increasing number of wealthy Russian families are sending their children to be privately educated in Britain, it has been reported... read more.
Armed forces life insurance 'inadequate'
Posted on 5th October 2007An expert has said life insurance provided for those serving in the armed forces can be inadequate for their needs... read more.
Independent schools forge Chinese links
Posted on 4th October 2007The Chinese government is to fund cultural lessons in ten British independent schools, it has been reported... read more.
Babies cause purse pinched parents
Posted on 4th October 2007Children can start to put pressure on parental purses from a young age, a newly published report has shown... read more.
Failing state schools 'need independent help'
Posted on 3rd October 2007Schools minister Lord Adonis admitted more than 800 state secondaries in the UK are failing to reach acceptable standards, as he called upon independent schools to support the academies project... read more.
Students failing to insure valuable belongings
Posted on 3rd October 2007Students are taking more than £3,000 worth of belongings to university, but 30 per cent are not insured, a new study has found... read more.
Parents count cost of university
Posted on 3rd October 2007Many parents are using their salaries to help fund their child's time at university, a new study has revealed... read more.
Charity Commission 'may go nuclear' on schools
Posted on 2nd October 2007A senior figure at the Charity Commission has warned it may "go nuclear" over independent schools which fail to meet charity standards... read more.
Government 'undermining independence'
Posted on 2nd October 2007The head of a leading private school has accused the government of trying to undermine private schools' independence... read more.
Private schools 'should support academies'
Posted on 1st October 2007Lord Adonis is to reveal plans to encourage independent schools to support the government's academies programme... read more.
Elite schools 'scrapping GCSEs'
Posted on 1st October 2007Nine out of ten elite independent schools have scrapped GCSEs in one or more subjects in favour of a harder O-level-style exam new research has shown... read more.
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