VAT on Private School Fees Will Have ‘Seismic’ Impact Girls’ Education, Says Schools Association

The government’s decision to apply VAT on private school fees will have a “seismic impact” on girls’ education, the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) has said. President of the GSA Alex Hutchinson said in a speech on Monday that girls’ schools play a “pivotal role” in improving women’s life chances and that it was “right” to hold the government to account over its decisions. Addressing more than 150 headteachers at the GSA conference in Manchester, Hutchinson said: “Our schools have always been at the forefront of raising opportunities for young women through education. “The Government’s VAT policy has the potential to have a seismic impact on girls’ life chances. It is forcing stark and unfair choices upon hard-working families.”...