Do private schools need a rethink?

Do private schools need a rethink?

Author: The Times December 9, 2022 Duration: 31:29

In the last few weeks, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for private schools in the UK to have their charitable status scrapped, but why?

Also today, The Sunday Times launches its annual Parent Power Schools Guide. School league tables: the best UK primary and secondary schools revealed

Find the best primary and secondary schools in your area with our guide to academic performance.

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Guest: Sian Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: Parliament TV, BBC Archive, BBC, Bloomberg, London Review of Books.

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