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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Tara Cobham

‘Distraught’ families say they may have to homeschool SEND children if school forced to close amid VAT raid

“Distraught” families are fighting to save a private school which faces being shut down within days amid soaring financial pressures and the government’s controversial VAT policy.

One mother, 48, told The Independent she will have no choice but to homeschool her son, who has special educational needs (SEND), if Bishop Challoner School in Bromley closes as planned on Friday, the last day of this school year.

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