Whitehall “braced for private schools collapse” 2

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Starting a second thread as the first one is still very busy, albeit it's veered off in a few directions...

Original article

https://www.thetimes.com/article/e6465c9e-d462-48cb-a73e-74480059a1f3?shareToken=05bf599cd4a2376fe3ce83cdce607100

Have you and your kids been called abusive names purely on your choice of school? I have and my child has on threads such as these

Yes.

By private school parents? You have been sworn at?

Yes.

We had to remove a child with SEN from state school to stop the slow-motion car crash that was unfolding. Private or state, if you haven't left your parent-teacher meetings and cried with frustration at the extent to which your child has been failed then you've been fairly lucky.
Generally speaking we don't talk about their SEN because it's nobody's business but ours. Disabilities, SEN and SpLD are often hidden and are nobody's business but the family and teachers. In general you can have no idea what caused a parent to choose the school they did.
I have extended family in a grammar school area who sent their kids to the grammar schools. They choose to look down their nose at us because we have to pay for something they got for free. Name-calling, swearing and just general sneering at other people's choices happen on both sides. But in this case they feed into Labour's them-and-us divisive class war rhetoric and distract from the fact that both private and state schools will be harmed by this economically incompetent policy.

Completely agree @Lebr and very similar experience here. The point when you realise that they are going to do absolutely nothing to help your children...

Private or state, if you haven't left your parent-teacher meetings and cried with frustration at the extent to which your child has been failed then you've been fairly lucky.

wish there was a ‘hug’ icon in the reaction bar as 💙 doesn’t seem appropriate. 🫂

Us too. And the spiteful comments just serve to twist the knife even further.

Ah just 'levity' then? Is it only 'glee and spite' when the comments are in the other direction?

I live in an area with many private schools (mine went to state) and in social situations we had some unbelievable comments from private school parents and have seen the same on these threads - not doing our best for our children, not ambitious enough, not willing to make enough sacrifices, 'we just couldn't risk state school', I could go on.

@welshthunder If you found it unpleasant - which I’m sure you did - being on the receiving end of these comments about sending your children to state school, then surely you must see how unpleasant it is for parents with children at private schools also being insulted?

A 3rd school announced today that it will be closing meaning all kids need another school by Sept and all staff being made redundant.
That's 3 since 1st Jan

UK following the example set by Greece then, when Greece introduced VAT on education. They soon retracted it. I doubt Labour are humble enough to do that.

Is the identity of this school public knowledge?

Yes

So... guess what my next question is?

Maidwell Hall ?

Yes

You could have easily googled to be fair as it's in public domain now

they have a reasonably detailed announcement on their website.

https://www.maidwellhall.co.uk/383/news

I did, without any joy.

OK fair enough sorry

Another 150 kids losing their school.

Shocked by this- I don't know Maidwell Hall other than as part of the former Cothill Trust, but I would have thought the 'old school prep' demographic would have been better able than most to remain in play. Really sad news for those children and staff .