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A private school deputy head explains why he thinks Labour’s tax plan for private schools will have several negative unintended consequences – including for the state sector

Labour has reiterated its pledge to remove the charitable status of independent schools and put VAT on fees – this will have a dramatic effect on the sector, says David James

Covid may not have affected private schools as much as they feared – but they are not out of the woods yet, says David James

Taxing private schools may sound like an easy vote winner but it would be counter-productive, says David James

Schools have all the stress of teacher-assessed grades – and they haven’t got decent catch-up funding, says David James

With this year’s system of teacher-assessed grades, the DfE has shifted all the blame on to teachers, says David James