Fate of Private Schools!?

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Thoughts - will private school be quite vulnerable after brexit?

No.
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Why should they be vunerable?

Why ?

I don't know just people losing jobs, no longer being able to fund private education for their little ones?

Which people are losing jobs at this point?

Most overseas boarders are non EU and some of the larger schools have franchises/related schools in ME and China, neither of which would be affected by Brexit.

You lost me at little ones

Ahh is this another 'no more Au Pairs after brexit' thread? Let's concentrate on the really important stuff eh?

I think that some parents who are stretching themselves to send their DC to private school could find they can't afford to do it any longer if we go into recession. But that's no different from any recession and they unfortunately come around fairly regularly.

@Colourpencils well, offspring tend to be more little than their parents while they are children. Hence it's quite socially acceptable to refer to them as 'little ones'

I can’t see how they would be more than state school.
They base their existence on rich people, so if you fear the top tier of the class society will suffer then, yes, their numbers would go down. During the 2008 credit crunch prices of properties near outstanding stare school stayed stable cause wealthy family could not afford anymore the 20-25k a year per child and preferred to pay for houses in catchment area of free schools. But plenty of private schools made it through!
Tbh I could not care less if they were to all close, and if good teachers would suddenly go to failing state school it’d be a long awaited start to address the imbalance of the education system

@Myusernameismud well is quite an important subject to me.

'Little ones' is just unbelievably twee - I can't have a rational discussion based on that I'm afraid...

(Let me correct myself: I don’t think private school teachers are per se better than state ones. Quite the opposite! They’ve definitely got a different set of issues to contend with, and I’d rather hope an easier life. But as state school struggle to train and retain teachers, having a good pool of experienced ones would help)

@Colourpencils bye, you will be missed

It might be 'socially acceptable' in some circles, but it's jarring on MN (which has it's own jargon - a highly cohesive thing)

Boarding schools wouid probably take more from overseas. Day schools will become even more oversubscribed, as those who might otherwise have boarded decide to spend less (bit's what happened in previous downturns)

Most of the parents at our local private school are doctors and dentists, so unlikely to be hit by a recession, whether Brexit related or not.

Yes, she'll be missed considerably more than some.

OP - you do realise you're in MN, not NM?

'Little ones' is just unbelievably twee - I can't have a rational discussion based on that I'm afraid...

TBH, it is sickly twee OP. Worse than "kiddies".

Some kids at private schools have scholarships , bursaries and grandparents paying fees - that aside I doubt Brexit if and when it happens will affect the majority

Interesting.

I guess the answer is always 'It depends'.

Like on the ability to pay if your job disappears.

Like on whether what I believe is already a measurable trend, that of the International Rich choosing American Schools over British schools now that the Brit cachet of calm, considered, reasonable, well-considered and highly regarded decision making has been blown out of the waters of international perception.

Like if the Chinese and Russian economies continue to falter.

Like if The People decide they are sick and tired of the hereditary 'elite' continuing to make all the decisions, to hold most of the money, and to hold all of the power.

I see the last as least likely as it appears many Brits actually need to feel they're beneath the boot of the Lord of the Manor. As that absolves them of taking responsibility for grown-up decisions.

Not sure whose jobs you think will disappear Op?

I have friends who are lawyers/accountants/doctors/nurses/business owners who send their Dcs to private schools, none seem worried their jobs will change after Brexit.

Chocolate I ain't going nowhere. Socially acceptable, do you have a sticker on your Range Rover saying Small People on Board

CHERIN Tbh I could not care less if they were to all close, and if good teachers would suddenly go to failing state school it’d be a long awaited start to address the imbalance of the education system'

Regarding this^^

As well as teachers moving into the state sector, so would thousands of private school pupils so there would be no gain. Still shortages, in fact more so.

'Little ones' is just unbelievably twee - I can't have a rational discussion based on that I'm afraid...

Yep. ‘DC’ is so edgy and street.