Please consider signing this petition against VAT on school fees. Many private school parents are sacrificing everything to send their child to a private school, often because it's the only option for their child. I have kids at state school, and I work in a state school. I believe in state education - but it doesn't suit every child.
I have one child with SEN who is finally able to engage with school again, now that she's at a small, nurturing private school. If VAT on school fees means that many children leave her school, it may become unviable and close. My daughter will have to move to the same excellent but huge state school that her NT siblings thrive in, and she will sink. She is bright and creative. She cares deeply about things and she wants to make the world a better place. She has so much to give, but all that potential will be lost if she has to leave the school where she is so settled.
Please consider the plight of children like my DD, and the small schools that try so hard to make an environment where they can thrive. Please sign this petition - it must reach 100,000 signatures before recess, just over a week away!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701268
Thank you.