to suggest that every single parent with a child at private school apply for a state school place asap?

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let's see how that works.

The state absolutely should, I was being sincere.

Do it.

Except that they won't, because they're well able to absorb the increase because the vast majority of private school parents are wealthy and can pay it, they just don't want to.

Yes, but she means her. If she could easily afford the VAT, she wouldn't be posting.

Now I'm thinking of the treatment I've seen handed out to users who were on a tight budget but who have Sky or an iPhone contract and wondering if private school parents who can't absorb an increase will come in for the same.

Get a grip. I guarantee 99.9% of people crying wolf over this will 'miraculously' find the money when it's needed. PS fees have already risen alot over the last few years because of other factors and I've not heard such hysteria about that. Or private schools will have to just make their budgets work as the state sector has had to over 14 years of cuts. Then they wouldn't have to pass the increase on.

Let’s see how that works out

Well, how it works out is, if there’s a place available you’ll get it. And if there isn’t a place available, you won’t get it. Quite straightforward really.

Bollocks.
Do you actually know any private parents and their financial situation.
VAT is the tipping point for many.
You have swallowed Labour's attack the wealthy mantra.

What annual salary do you consider to be wealthy?

Are you this delightful in real life?
Or just on an anonymous forum?

Then don't comment on a thread about private schools/state schools

It's not a genteel phrasing, but I suspect on the natural scale she's not wrong.

It sounds like good advice to me - were you trying to prove a point, op?

Luckily for any family who is only able to afford private school without paying fair tax, there is always the option to return to the same state education most dc have access to.

So much whinging about tax on here atm. If it was benefits there would be skin and blood. But tax it's how ruddy unfair it is asking people to pay their way. It's weird.

And if the school you apply to cannot help - remembering most good schools have a waiting list, then you can take it up with the LA by way of an appeal or they can find you a place elsewhere. All of this takes time, by which a new government will be elected.

@noblegiraffe I get that displaced kids won't have a choice in where they go, they will have to go where they are offered, but the parents at DC's school who are currently applying for in year transfers for state are being told there are no spaces in our area and panicking that they won't actually have a school place anywhere. They've been told after 4 weeks they become eligible under FAP which changes admission rules and spaces have to be found somewhere, even in full schools.

Exactly.

Yes, it's a good idea. They can always give up the place if they don't need it after all but better to secure something for their child.

Yes then hopefully the standard of the state schools would go up and everyone would benefit

Money can't buy brains that much is clear here...

Op, if you overstretched yourself and you will no longer be able to afford school fees then I'm sorry. You will be given a state school place/s along with anyone who wants one don't worry.

Any place offered isn't kept open indefinitely.

The OP is playing silly buggers and your situation only kicks in if there are no spaces elsewhere and it could still be St Trinians. So the OP is asking parents to give up a place in a private school that they want, in order to apply for a place in a state school that could end up being one they really don’t want, for the lols.

It’s a particularly shit wind-up.

Go for it. You didn’t think those schools were good enough for your child before, by all means create a load of hassle for them to prove a point.

Do SEN children get priority for transfers in any way?

If you run the gauntlet through to an appeal, I think it's taken in to account if you can demonstrate that a particular school supports your child's particular needs?

This is a campaign by parent groups.

For those applying for state places, bear in mind as well that there is an appeals process if you don’t get the state school of your choosing. There are lots of threads on MN advising how to be successful. Examples would be children having special needs which can’t be met in the allocated school, or subjects which children are currently studying which can’t be accommodated in the allocated school.