can state primary education plus tutoring = equivalent of private?

[wheelsonthebus]

we planned to privately educate dc, but dh lost his job and now dc is going to a state primary - downgraded from good to satisfactory by ofsted . if we have dc tutored from yr 1 say, can we get up to standard of a private school(with a view to moving dc if our finances improve - possibly at 7, but definitely at 11). Can an hour a week really achieve anything? Anyone done this from early on? Interested in any views. I now work f/t so doing lots of stuff with dc after school myself is not really an option (except at weekends). I'd be interested to know when tutoring shd really start. My friend said her primary school gets great league table results but that's because most parents pay tutors. Also; what do most people get tutors for - maths or English or both?

But you can't put VAT on only one section of society just because you disapprove of them. If you are going to make independent education VATable then it will also apply to other sorts of education such as training courses, University tuition, evening classes etc etc. Surely no-one wants that!

Guess you could if there was support for it amongst the electorate. You can have exemptions within a system that could cater for anomalies.