Families may miss out on girls-only education due to VAT on private school fees

The Government’s decision to apply VAT to private school fees could have a ‘seismic impact’ on girls’ life chances, according to the president of the Girls’ Schools Association (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Families may no longer be able to access a girls-only education for their daughters due to the Government’s decision to apply VAT to private school fees, education leaders have warned.

Donna Stevens, chief executive of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), called Labour’s policy a “step backwards for equality” as she said girls’ schools improve pupils’ life chances and “break glass ceilings”.