Dr Luke Evans, Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, has warned the children’s mental health could be severely affected by the government’s plan to tax independent school fees.

The education secretary Bridget Phillipson has called on Ofqual to investigate why nearly twice as many independent school pupils are receiving extra time in exams.

There are some key principles to bear in mind when trying to secure unpaid fees, states Giles Parry