Guilt of moving schools

We are local to you and have 2 kids at Gordon's. I understand your frustration of living here for years but yes lots of new houses means less than 1000m is the norm. Have you visited all the schools? You really need to get a good feeling of them all before making a decision like moving house?

I think that was a typo and the younger one goes into year 7 in sep 2025.

See this other info from the OP:

”It's the pressure of then having the second one go in next year”

I've just re read. Your younger daughter is at primary still? Why mention that she goes into year 8 in 2025? I assume the school starts at year 7 or year 9 so where is your younger daughter now?

The reality is that you can afford to keep them there. You don't want to change your lifestyle.

You earn a huge wage and I'm wiling to bet there are other things you can sacrifice. Cheaper or less holidays? Downgrade cars? Extra curricular activities?

I understand that the area is expensive and that life is expensive but there are ways. Move them at year 12. There is always a lot of movement then anyway.

You seem to only be talking about the 13 year old - are you only moving her?

Why would you suggest this considerably more expensive path when the issue is the increased cost with VAT?

Why don't you apply for boarding places instead?

OP DD moved from private to state and it worked excellently for her. She was happier at the state school than the selective private one, the teachers at the state school more engaged and responsive. Admittedly 8 years ago now and at a more natural transition from primary to secondary but I’ve know many others who’ve done similar at different times and - important note - with good communication, it works out.

It is probably only hot air that is pleasing some ears and not something they would actually do

I said that the agenda comes from a desire to abolish private schools, not that they are actively trying to abolish them. So the underlying principle is that they disagree with private schools and in ideal world, yes, they would abolish them. This then drives their agenda and policy.

hm but you were saying that they want to abolish private schools. Her words are not about it. She is talking about marketisation and further expansion of privatisation of education. Quite a different thing

Of course it doesn't, I'm not stupid. What it does show though is her core belief about private schools which you said you didn't believe she/Labour hold. You don't think they are out specifically to attack private schools, I'm saying that they are and the evidence comes directly from statements like this from Raynor and Reeves.

Twistyizzy that doesn't say that Labour will shut all private schools down. Those are only Angela's words and tbh the marketisation of education is spinning wool on the parents eyes. I am saying it- a person who spent 30 yrs working in marketing.
Privatisation is driven by demand and should be but like that not based on the nonsense fake league tables and tricks with Leavers Destinations etc.

OK well to paraphrase: Raynor pledged that her party would “end the marketisation and privatisation of our education” in a clip from 2018 and that "best system for our young people’s education is a comprehensive state system".
In 2019 Rayner gave her support to a Labour conference motion which called for all funds and properties held by private schools to be “redistributed democratically and fairly” to other schools and for private schools to be converted into comprehensives.

Cannot find anything as that

Sorry you're in this predicament OP. I work in education and I think I would move into the catchment of a smaller state school with a good reputation if that were possible. I'm not in London, so unfortunately can't advise on the specifics, other than to say that although not ideal, a lot of pupils move throughout their school lives and the vast majority settle in very well. The time when it becomes difficult is in years 10 and 11 when they have already started on particular exam syllabuses, but this is not your situation, so please don't beat yourself up about it.

If anyone thinks that vat on private schools is going to create in any way enough £ to improve funding for state education they have obv not looked at the updated stats that show that it’ll most likely generate less than half of what Labour anticipated. If all their economic policies are this out of whack with reality I’m not holding out much hope for public services in general🙈

Do your own research. I've put links up on many of these kind of posts before. Look up her 2018 statement as an example

Link please

Fine, don't believe me. I won't lose any sleep over it but you may want to check out the historical statements and speeches from Raynor and Reeves. All readily available as is the Labour conference vote to abolish private schools (before they realised that they couldn't just do that).

@twistyizzy
And I'm "just explaining to you" that it is 100% based on the principle that this Labour government wants to attack and abolish private schools.

I don't believe in it for an inch. Who would be the " Bad ones"then? Who would "Robin Starmer" take from to give to "the poor"?

UK has unbelievable income from boarding schools full of kids from abroad.
They will never ever resign from private schools

Sorry yes you are correct!

@twistyizzy Blair did withdraw the assisted school places incentive

@AdultChildQuestion Sometimes that’s very difficult. It costs to move house too and sometimes the cost differential isn’t that big. You will pay legal fees, agent fees and stamp duty too! You need quite a big differential to get the VAT element for 3 dc for 14 years.

And I'm "just explaining to you" that it is 100% based on the principle that this Labour government wants to attack and abolish private schools.
Blair and New Labour left private and grammar schools alone for a reason yet they still managed to successfully fund state schools. It isn't the fault of private schools that the state sector is under funded.