- The Telegraph's Money Confidential podcast talks education choice and financial sacrifice
- Bursary support would 'dry up' under Labour's tax plans, warns principal of performing arts school
- 'I am a huge advocate of the power of partnering with your local specialist school'
- Ministers urged to 'prioritise' financial education in post-16 maths
- Tips for schools on starting a music development plan
The Telegraph's Money Confidential podcast talks education choice and financial sacrifice
Independent sectorIn the latest episode of The Telegraph's Money Confidential podcast, Katie Morley talks to parents Phil and Anna about their reasons for moving further north to find an independent school for their twin boys, a move that has been successful for the family. To listen to the interview in full, click the link to the podcast half-way down the page.
The paper asks readers to share their experiences of state and independent schooling. If you would like to take part, please email [email protected]. A live poll at the end of the article asks: "Do you think private schools are worth the fees?"
Bursary support would 'dry up' under Labour's tax plans, warns principal of performing arts school
LettersPrincipal of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Simon Larter-Evans has a letter published in The Times, warning that Labour’s tax policy "would have a devastating impact on arts education in this country". On seeking to ensure his school can remain accessible to children from all backgrounds, Mr Larter-Evans says: "We invest 10 per cent of our school’s income in bursary support: this will dry up should Labour’s plan to put VAT on school fees come into force."
The paper also features a letter from Dr Michael Nicholas, organist emeritus at Norwich Cathedral, who warns that adding VAT to school fees "would call into question the future of some cathedral and college chapel choirs". Dr Nicholas writes: "A 20 per cent levy on school fees could break the long tradition of fine music in Christian worship and extraordinary opportunities for musical education." The letters appear half-way down the page.
'I am a huge advocate of the power of partnering with your local specialist school'
SENDWriting in Independent Schools Magazine, Stephen Burley, head at King's High School in Warwick, outlines the positive partnerships his school has with a local school for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Dr Burley talks about the school's holiday club provision that supports young people with profound disabilities and the life-changing impact it has had on those involved. Keen to encourage other independent schools to follow suit, he writes: "By partnering successfully with your local special school the impact is incredibly high and the benefits for children at both schools are palpably clear."
Ministers urged to 'prioritise' financial education in post-16 maths
General educationMinisters should create a financial literacy qualification as an alternative to GCSE maths resits as part of their plans for an Advanced British Standard, the Commons Education Committee has said. Members of the committee have called for the government to provide post-16 students with “comprehensive financial education” as a “priority” in proposals to continue maths education to the age of 18. By Billy Camden, FE Week.
Tips for schools on starting a music development plan
Teaching and learningFollowing new guidance from the Department for Education recommending schools publish information about their music offerings online, Steven Berryman shares advice for staff who are starting a music development plan. Reassuring colleagues that the process need not be too time-consuming, he also suggests including details about how access to music is supported for pupils with SEND. Dr Berryman is president of the Chartered College of Teaching and, from September, will be senior deputy head at Sir William Perkins’s School. Tes.