Private Education Policy Forum

Private Education Policy Forum (PEPF) is a think tank focused on reducing inequalities relating to UK private schools and fee-paying education. [email protected]

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@Tom_Richmond @GLJourno @thetimes Watch back our live event on the financial implications of the addition VAT to private school fees back in 2024 with @Tom_Richmond and @TheIFS' Luke Sibieta, chaired by our founder @StaufenbergJ

https://t.co/reXYbJJxza

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Analysis by @Tom_Richmond has revealed that the average size of private schools which have closed has been rising following the introduction of VAT on fees. Covered by

@GLJourno in @thetimes

How much weight should be placed on the VAT factor?

https://t.co/LiDxwFeXlW

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@IOE_London @ucl View Research Explainers of dozens more research papers on private schools on our website: https://t.co/38GL4c0l7m

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Looking for a brief, digestible summary of the @IOE_London @ucl research on private school bursaries and scholarships which hit headlines last week?

Check out our new research explainer 👇

https://t.co/Bn2Sd5RYYM

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New @IOE_London research shows more private school scholarships and bursaries go to high-income families than lower-incomes ones

Could these schools distribute the discounts they offer in a more progressive fashion?

https://t.co/WuoyeBYPqA

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@SimonPartridge @vickygrayson_ @abritishparent @drdavidajames @suttontrust @AndyBurnhamGM Hi Simon,

We just wanted to correct the record here to say that Sir Peter Lampl does NOT finance us.

We rely on donations from supportive members of the public for our funding and haven't received anything from him.

https://t.co/MAe4aZbUV0

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@EducationNotTax @suttontrust We'd like to point out that this research both:

- explicitly notes the distinction between scholarships and bursaries, while also noting that they can't be separated in this study (see statement below)

- analyses data up to 2023, before VAT was added

https://t.co/Qzx8Fu1EZV

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A statement on criticism of recent @IOE_London research we have shared on private school scholarships and bursaries...🧵

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@Madz_Grant https://t.co/Qzx8Fu1EZV

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A statement on criticism of recent @IOE_London research we have shared on private school scholarships and bursaries...🧵

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@SteveLawrence_ https://t.co/Qzx8Fu1EZV

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A statement on criticism of recent @IOE_London research we have shared on private school scholarships and bursaries...🧵

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@IOE_London @BJSocEd Drawing on our findings and on historical evidence from the 20th century, the paper concludes that bursaries and scholarships are unlikely to bring forth a significant reform of the socio-economic sectoral divide in Britain’s school system. 8/8

https://t.co/ZCxNDqpGTK

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A statement on criticism of recent @IOE_London research we have shared on private school scholarships and bursaries...🧵

[Private Education Policy Forum @PEPForum]

New @IOE_London research shows more private school scholarships and bursaries go to high-income families than lower-incomes ones

Could these schools distribute the discounts they offer in a more progressive fashion?

https://t.co/WuoyeBYPqA

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@IOE_London @BJSocEd For those who did receive a bursary or scholarship, the average grant was 57% of total school fees in 1997-2000. By 2021-24 it was 27%. The allocation of funds to bursaries and scholarships together was just 3.4% of fee income, remaining steady for the last 25 years. 7/8

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@drdavidajames Hi David!

We make no secret of Prof Francis being on our board -but why should this stop us posting his research and inviting discussion on it?

All are free to comment on or critique the authors' conclusions, as some of our followers have done in response!

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@IOE_London See PEPF's research on private school bursaries from last year here: https://t.co/yWnaHkuYMk

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New @IOE_London research shows more private school scholarships and bursaries go to high-income families than lower-incomes ones

Could these schools distribute the discounts they offer in a more progressive fashion?

https://t.co/WuoyeBYPqA

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@IOE_London “While support has become more common in the last 25 years, it has relatively diminished in scale and remains very limited in its effectiveness in reaching children from less affluent backgrounds.” - report co-author & PEPF board member Prof Francis Green

How could this change?