At slightest 2 backstage schools person present blamed Labour's VAT argumentation for forcing them to adjacent adjacent month.
In the latest example, Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe said Sir Keir Starmer's planned taxation raid was the 'last nail successful the coffin' for Downham Preparatory School successful Norfolk, which she founded 40 years ago.
Almost a 3rd of the pupils person peculiar needs, portion the parents are 'ordinary' radical 'like plumbers and electricians' who would beryllium incapable to spend a 20 per cent hike successful fees, she explained.
Last period it was reported that Alton School successful Hampshire would beryllium closing, successful portion due to the fact that of Labour's plans – which Sir Keir insists helium would enforce instantly connected entering No 10 adjacent month.
Mrs Laffeaty-Sharpe told The Sunday Telegraph that Downham – wherever fees are £7,800 for younger pupils and £11,820 for years 7 and 8 – was 'just your section small superior schoolhouse providing a work mostly for children who can't header successful large classes'.
Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe (pictured) said Sir Keir Starmer's planned taxation raid was the 'last nail successful the coffin' for her school
Sir Keir has insisted helium would enforce a VAT hike instantly connected entering No 10 adjacent month
Downham Preparatory School successful Norfolk, (pictured) which was founded 40 years agone volition person to adjacent its doors to pupils, galore of whom person peculiar acquisition needs
She continued: 'We volition not beryllium the lone one. Small schools conscionable cannot past this. My parents are mean parents, similar plumbers and electricians. They're not affluent people.' Mrs Laffeaty-Sharpe added: 'There's an utmost deficiency of places for children with peculiar needs [in the authorities sector]. There's conscionable obscurity for them.'
Patrick Roach, wide caput of the NASUWT teacher union, has warned astir the knock-on interaction connected authorities schools.
He said: 'We've already got a teacher proviso crisis, we've got superior underfunding and underinvestment and depleted capableness successful narration to enactment services for children.'
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