I suspect in a lot of cases working full time with their children in a (subsidized) nursery would be better all round. (View Post)

Schools get a pot of money per child but there will be a central pot of money first then say £3000 per child (will need to hunt down a funding formula to see accurate figures). (View Post)

Surestart was an essential project and also almost the first thing Osborne cut. Having said that now go and read the last sentence of Sam’s quote a determined effort by the wealthiest to maintain the… (View Post)

Also - when our local private school closed down it was transformed into a Academy school with all the pupils moving with it and boarding provided until the last boarding child moved out (they starte… (View Post)

My only question is the maybe on private tutoring on top. If the local education is good enough (and you can get into those schools, check and get confirmed places before you leave) - going private i… (View Post)