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Recession threatens crisis for some private schools as others slash fees

Published on September 1, 2012,

The recession is having a significant impact on a number of private schools. This week one school has responded with significant cuts to its fees to help parents continue to be able to afford to send their children to the school. Others are fearing closure. This is from the Independent…

Gosfield School in Halstead, near Braintree in Essex, is cutting its junior school fees by between 18 and 40 per cent when it opens its doors to its 200 pupils next Wednesday. Gosfield believes it is the first independent school to slash its fees on this scale. At entry level, parents will be paying £1,500 a term for their four- or five-year olds, down 40 per cent on the £2,480 they paid previously. (more…)

 

Michael Gove’s ‘elitist’ A-level reform will scare off pupils, says schools chief

Published on July 29, 2012,

The Observer reports a leading body representing private schools has turned on education secretary Michael Gove over his plans for A-level reform, describing them as elitist and liable to deter thousands of children from post-16 education.

Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independent Schools Association (ISA), which represents more than 300 fee-paying schools, says Gove’s plan for leading universities to dictate the content of A-levels is unworkable and liable to push many less academically-able children out of education early. (more…)

 
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