I’m not saying there is anything dark about either side. Education was and should remain exempt from VAT. It still is in fact, unless you are a child aged 5-18. It’s economically illiterate nonsense.
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Its exempt from Vat unless you choose not to use the publically available and free state education system. That's fine and your choice and you pay for it
aug 28, 2025, 12:12 pm • 0 0 • view
It’s economically stupid and spiteful. Raises next to nothing (more likely a cost) and damages the education of 10000s of kids.
aug 28, 2025, 2:30 pm • 0 0 • view
Bless those little kids... they could always learn to live with the 95% of other kids in society...who knows, they might learn to integrate
aug 28, 2025, 4:29 pm • 0 0 • view
All local authorities advise in the strongest terms that moving a child mid-year, or at any time outside a transition year (eg yr7) is to be considered only as a very last resort, due to the damage done to their educational attainment and mental health. But you’d like that I guess.
aug 28, 2025, 4:55 pm • 0 0 • view
How very parochial. Kids( and I speak as someone who works in education and also moved my kids mid year to different country and different educational systems) are truly adaptable.. unless they live in a narrow and restrictive environment
aug 28, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
All the local authorities are wrong and you are right I suppose.
aug 28, 2025, 8:46 pm • 0 0 • view
No.. but equally not all local authorities state what you claim. Tks for the chat. We're done 👍
aug 28, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view
Most do. A couple of examples.. www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/2ukjpm... www.wakefield.gov.uk/schools-and-... www.sthelens.gov.uk/article/5472...
aug 28, 2025, 9:57 pm • 0 0 • view