5 h. ago TOM UTLEY: The old lie that private schools are stuffed with posh, rich kids may turn into reality when Labour's VAT raid drives away strivers like the Utleys

ON the day 19 years ago when I accepted a job offer from the Daily Mail I took the youngest of our four sons aside and told him that I could at last afford to send him to Dulwich College

Politics

26 h. ago UK airports hike 'kiss and fly' fees while most EU airports don't charge at all

The RAC analysed 20 UK airports

Transport

50 h. ago 10 pupils suspended after protesting over ban on shorts in heatwave

The school wouldn't let pupils in if they were wearing shorts when the temperatures went over 30C

Events

57 h. ago The new reason state schools are falling behind private schools

The Sutton Trust is now urging the Government to intervene and ensure all pupils can access the technology

Politics

57 h. ago State schools falling behind private schools in AI ‘digital divide’ – report

Nearly a fifth of state school teachers in England do not use artificial intelligence compared to 8% of private school teachers, a survey suggests.

Politics

3 d. ago Private schools hike fees in Wales as pupils leave amid VAT changes

Private schools in Wales are being hit hard by Labour reforms in Westminster

Politics

6 d. ago London borough to see classes oversubscribed as private school closure leaves parents scrambling

London borough to see classes oversubscribed as private school closure leaves parents scrambling  My London

Politics

9 d. ago Labour's pledge of 6,500 teachers funded by private school VAT 'lacks coherent plan'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is 'unclear' how meeting this pledge will ensure there are enough teachers in the right areas.

Society

2 w. ago French PM François Bayrou failed to act on abuse at Catholic boarding school, report says

Damning report by MPs comes after inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at Notre-Dame de Bétharram schoolThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, failed to act to prevent physical and sexual abuse at a private Catholic school in south-west France when he served as education minister between 1993 and 1997, a parliamentary report has said.The damning report issued by French lawmakers on Wednesday comes after a long parliamentary inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram boarding school near Pau in south-west France. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago ‘Distraught’ families say they may have to homeschool SEND children if school forced to close amid VAT raid

Families in last-minute battle to save Bishop Challoner School in London which faces closure on last day of term amid financial pressures

Society

2 w. ago Former Scottish private school teacher jailed for nine years for abuse of 11 boys

The former physics teacher was sentenced to nine years in jail.

Events

2 w. ago Private school teachers out on landmark strike, as 'nine in ten educators at Britain's largest academy chain claim they have had to take second jobs to make ends meet'

Nine in ten private school teachers at Britain's largest academy chain say they have had to take second jobs to make ends meet because they are paid so little.

Society

2 w. ago Two profoundly deaf children refused access to vital help by Labour

The outraged mother was astonished to be told by her local council who fund specialist help for deaf children that private schoolchildren had 'opted out' of it because of their choice of school.

Politics

2 w. ago My cultural awakening: Buffy gave me the courage to escape my conservative Pakistani upbringing

The vampire slayer’s tenacity and independence freed me from the judgment and violence of my conservative relatives – and now my mum appreciates me for who I amI was 10, cross-legged on the floor of my parents’ living room in Newcastle, bathed in the blue light of a TV. The volume was set to near-silence – my dad, asleep in another room, had schizophrenia and frontal lobe syndrome, and I didn’t want to wake him. Then, like some divine interruption to the endless blur of news and repeats, I stumbled across Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show may have been barely audible, but it hit me like a lightning bolt.Before Buffy, life was like a pressure cooker. I secretly yearned for a more alternative lifestyle, but even wearing jeans would have been a big deal in my family. I had an assisted place at a private school as my parents were quite poor. Mum would say: “If you don’t study, we’ll have to put you in the other school, and you’ll just get beaten up.” It sounds like fear-monge...

Politics

3 w. ago Pupil referral unit that takes children kicked out of school gets flawless Estyn report

Inspectors found the Tai Education Centre needs none of the usual recommendations for areas to improve

Society

3 w. ago Private school announces 'devastating' closure after 127 years blaming Labour's tax raid on fees

Moorlands School in Leeds, which charges up to £4,000 a term, said it will close at the end of the autumn term.

Economics

3 w. ago Ohio plans swift appeal as court declares private school voucher system unconstitutional

Ohio plans a swift appeal of a decision declaring the state's private school voucher system unconstitutional

Events

3 w. ago Parents launch fundraiser in bid to save London private school closing due to VAT pressures

Families devastated after Bishop Challoner School announces closure at the end of academic year

Economics

3 w. ago Fresh bias row as private pupils are charged more than state schools to see Shakespeare plays

Groups of state schoolchildren watching performances by the globally famous company are charged £10 a head, while their private school counterparts are charged a staggering £16.50.

Politics

3 w. ago Black student says she was called 'monkey' as she suffered years of racist abuse at £17,000

The pupil at Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, in ritzy South Kensington, claims white pupils asked for the 'N-word pass' and said some teachers made 'racist and xenophobic' remarks.

Economics