Education Not Taxation

We are a non-party-political group of hardworking parents concerned that Labour's planned school fee VAT will force children to leave schools they know & love.

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Punitive interest on student loans is a tax in all but name. How education is funded is a legitimate political debate, but taxing students and families for using education providers is regressive, counterproductive, and punishes learning. It’s very much not “fair.”

Those who supported VAT on private schools should reflect — if it was “fair” to tax one type of education, you can’t now claim excessive interest on university fees is unfair. Two education providers, same principle, different label — taxing education is wrong in all forms. #FindABetterWay #EducationNotTax

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The Government forecasted that 37,000 children would pay the price with this tax over 7 years. We are already at 30,000 fewer pupils--AT LEAST.

The @ISC_schools Census data is for ISC member schools, which isn't 100% of independent schools. It also includes independent special schools, which aren't affected by VAT.

The damage is clear. The Government must scrap this tax. #EducationNotTax

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@IsabelPat1886

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@Tom_Richmond Hi @Tom_Richmond , the damage is actually even worse. The ISC data is based on member schools, which isn't 100% of schools. Also, it includes some independent special schools, which are not affected by this tax.

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@GBNEWS The damage is even worse...

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@DrNShastriHurst @ISC_schools @Telegraph @AlbertTait1 Thank you for your support for independent school children, @DrNShastriHurst. Sadly, it's AT LEAST 30,000 children who paid the price with this tax.

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@DailyMail Sadly, *AT LEAST* 30,000 children left independent schools.

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@wallaceme It's time to rethink this tax. The forecasts were all wrong and children are paying the price.

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@real1314 @ChloeMac20 @ISC_schools @thetimes @nicolawoolcock @TheIFS @PJTheEconomist Yes it would be nice if they did care as you say about "ALL children"

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30,000 kids have left independent schools, according to the latest @ISC_schools Census, writes the @thetimes (@nicolawoolcock). The Government predicted just 37,000 would go in total. This is in line with estimates by @theIFS (@PJTheEconomist), which said up to 40,000.

Parents warned the Government that this would happen. And we're just 18 months in.

As the Government reviews its priorities, we urge them now to end this tax. It's not making money, but it is certainly disrupting children's lives.

We can't improve the nation's schools with policies based on tearing schools down. We must instead look at how to build schools up.

https://t.co/KjJHE8Y4wR

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@IsabelPat1886 @Samfr Updating the link - https://t.co/N9CzdGilF9

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It's clear that far more children are forced out of their schools than the Government (and @theIFS) projected, and far more schools have closed. Not just small schools, but larger schools. We put together a timeline below. It's time to end the madness and stop this tax.

(REPOSTING to clarify that these closures are England only.)

[Tom Richmond @Tom_Richmond]

Wowser.

After my report on Monday showed that more large private schools were collapsing than ever before, now the ISC census data shows that overall private school pupil numbers are indeed hurtling downwards following the introduction of VAT on fees.

🔗https://t.co/l9DGXnveJc

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@dekispur @joenutt_author @cllralexyip @TheIFS @bphillipsonMP @DebTon20 @kay88297 @JoJaygo18 @anaboultertv @educationgovuk Be nice if they did, please help our campaign and share our posts with them, and your MP etc. Thanks

[Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

It's clear that far more children are forced out of their schools than the Government (and @theIFS) projected, and far more schools have closed. Not just small schools, but larger schools. We put together a timeline below. It's time to end the madness and stop this tax.

(REPOSTING to clarify that these closures are England only.)

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@CharlesNF_no2 @TheIFS thank you! We checked at DfE data reported 181 students at the time it closed.

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Thank you Cllr @cllralexyip ! We appreciate your support to show the harms this is causing children...

The @educationgovuk tweeted about breakfast clubs (many of which were running before Labour came to power), and inspired one of our supporters to create one of their own. Says it all... :(

[Cllr. Alex Yip @cllralexyip]

@EducationNotTax @TheIFS With the consolidation of another independent primary in my ward of Wylde Green, the closure of Ruckleigh in Solihull, I have written further to @bphillipsonMP on VAT on Independent Schools asking them to reconsider. @DebTon20 @kay88297 @EducationNotTax @JoJaygo18 @anaboultertv

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@NoEducationTax @educationgovuk @bphillipsonMP Sad but true... Thoughts, @bphillipsonMP ?

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@educationgovuk @bphillipsonMP Fixed it for you. #EducationNotTax