To feel pleased that neighbour’s kids are being pulled out of private school?

I think this Is a keeping up with the Jones situation. OP there's more to life than this. Your neighbours will probably move soon anyway with extra thousands per year they can afford to.... I'd advise you not to keep in touch there's clearly no friendship here lol

You’ll see none of that 20%.

Nothing will change for your child, or anyone else in state school as a result of this policy.

The only thing which will increase is more genderwoo shit.

Obvious troll post by one of the "I love private education bores" yawn try harder 4/10

It's actually a pretty normal emotion. I'm not talking joy at really horrendous things...that's another level. But day to day upsets, secret glee at other people's misfortunes is actually really common. Obviously most people don't admit to it irl.

I had to move our youngest into private school because of bullying in main stream. The difference is incredible (though I'm EXTREMELY aware that bullying happens everywhere). I am not anti the VAT either but bloody hell we're going to have to tighten all belts.

As for a level playing field, this is where I get really upset! No government for years and years regardless of colour, has invested in our education system. It's shit! If you could save your child's life by going private would you? If you could make your child's schooling a joy would you. My child is so happy and I am really enjoying her loving life!

But unlike your neighbour I am embarrassed to tell people face to face and some of my family don't 'speak' about it.

Blowing out someone else’s candle won’t make yours shine any brighter.

Meh. Op is only human. In the same situation I would bet that many people would secretly think the same.

I once worked with an insufferable woman who had a husband with a very well-paid job plus fairly wealthy parents (and boy did we get to hear about it, nearly every conversation was about her flashing the cash in some way and making sure people knew it). She bought a new house. Good grief, we heard every detail about it. It was brag after brag after brag. How huge. How expensive. How lucky she felt. How secure, buying their forever home. How she couldn't wait for her dc's to see their massive new bedrooms. She just didn't know how they'd coped for so long in a three bed, it was no way to live and her new house had five bedrooms which was just what they needed - all this was said in front of her team, several of whom lived in far smaller houses with dc or were renting, which she knew full well. Zero shame.

We were shown photos of it that we all 'hmmm nice'-d over. We got to hear her discussions with her mortgage broker as she made many calls at her (open) desk. Clearly calls designed to impress, along the lines of 'Oh two more weeks? WHY is it taking so long Stephen? Is it just because the mortgage amount is so high?'

Anyway, she bought the damn house and then we got to hear about how perfect it was to live in for many months after that 🙄

A couple of years later I came across the house on Zoopla and heard through the grapevine that her husband had lost his job, forcing the sale. I'm not a total bitch, I said nothing to her but a few months later she moved back to a very similar 'tiny three bed' to the one she'd left. When someone asked her about moving again she spun a whole story about how they'd decided they really wanted something 'cosier' so they could spend more family time together and the new tiny house was just in the BEST place etc...😂

I'd be lying if I said I got no (secret) pleasure out of it.

Do the math, it isn't hard. With mortgage, bills etc it's not an easy choice.

And if you say you wouldn't send your children to a private school given the opportunity you would be a liar.

Just because all our MPs went to private school, you think that just granted them instant access to the opportunity to be PM one day? You don't think they had to graft? I bet you benefited from furlough or wfh opportunity? I didn't

I think you’ll find Starmer has spent the additional
money raised several times over already so there won’t be much additional help.

What’s that got to do with anything? Don’t some NT children also go to private school?

PS I’m relatively happy to rave to anyone who’ll listen how amazing my kids (state) school is and how awesome my kids are. They have a great time at school plus also do loads of extra stuff I sign them up to. Sometimes they excel sometimes they don’t but I reckon they’re living their best life and I have very bright futures.

As well as tutors for anything they need, and any extra-curricular activities they want.

People who think you can level the playing field (and it’s always to be levelled down) are seriously deluded. You can’t, that’s life.

Maybe if state schools were better funded the whole country would be more successful..... I think your comment is just as bad as the OP's. Personally I'm glad your 20% more will fund teachers for my kids to have a decent education, so I thankyou for your contribution.

It will also help the poor kids priced out of private education so it's not all bad.

All kids should start from the same place.

But even if all kids went to state school, not all kids would start from the same place.

Some state schools are MUCH better than others, and parents often access these by buying expensive houses.

Some parents are MUCH better than others in terms of supporting their child to meet their potential.

I'm assuming your kids are probably more fortunate than most.

Oh give over, op is allowed to have a rant. She isn't being mean to anyone, she is on anannoymous forum ffs!

They will now have more money to buy their dc a flat! So, defer your jealousy til later on…..

But the problem is children will never start from the same place. If you can afford a house near a good school, your child is more likely to get into that school and pool of people who can't afford a house near a good school won't.

There's no way around unless you have a ballot for the places, but that would mean that people would have to travel for miles to go to a school they won the ballot for.

I've come to the slow conclusion that if most people could send their kids to fee paying school they would. For the name (cachet), the extra attention for tuition, the confidence that comes from being in a comfortable environment and not least the contacts.

Depending on the child of course....

Completely understand how you feel. She's been rubbing your nose in it for years about her kid getting a superior education. You were a bit brave to confess those feelings here though!

I have a feeling the playing field won’t be as level as you’d like, and her DC will still outperform yours.

Perhaps one of the parents has developed a debilitating health condition and had to give up work. Something else for OP to chuckle about

But I don’t think this will change anything. The mum will still find something to ‘boast’ about her child’s accomplishments. Some people just vocalise how proud they are of thier child. This doesn’t mean the playing field is level. Even at state school, some kids are high achievers or even at extracurricular.

Shows what a bitch.