The Independent Schools Council’s chief executive Julie Robinson has said that independent schools remaining in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) has become “simply unaffordable”.

Wellingborough School is building a new design, technology and science block featuring workshops, a lecture theatre, seminar rooms and a computer lab.

Bedstone College, a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Bucknell, Shropshire, is to close at the end of the summer term,

Ofqual has stated that it “will take action” if it finds that the higher proportion of independent school pupils being given extra time in exams is due to unfairness.

The Harpur Trust has helped organise a new network of nine primaries in the borough of Bedford, where senior leaders review each other’s schools.

St Gerard’s School in Bangor, Gwynedd, has begun construction of a new £150,000 sports complex.

Figures from 27 local authorities in England reveal there is a lack of spaces available in the state school sector for pupils dislodged from the private sector by VAT on school fees.

The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire for “pretending” he was educated at a state school.

Highfield Preparatory School is closing, blaming a dwindling number of pupils, the imposition of VAT on school fees and the increase in National Insurance contributions.

The head teacher of Erskine Stewart Melville School (ESMS) in Edinburgh has warned that funding for bursaries could be cut following the imposition of VAT on tuition fees.

The Independent Schools Council’s legal challenge to the government's policy to impose VAT on independent school fees will be heard in the High Court between 1 and 3 April.

Oxford House School in Colchester could close at the end of the summer term because of dwindling pupil numbers, its parent company Cognita has warned.

The Welsh government is ending business rates relief for independent schools in Wales.

US military families stationed in the UK are exempt from VAT on school fees, while British military families who rely on private education have to pay up,

Rugby School in Warwickshire, which offers boarding to pupils aged 13 to 18, is opening a sister school, Rugby School Nigeria.

Sevenoaks School and Solefield School in Sevenoaks are coming together to form the new Sevenoaks Family of Schools.

Simon Weale has begun working as the new headmaster at Cundall Manor School,

Staff at Our Lady's Abingdon, an independent school in Oxfordshire, went on strike on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, following a disagreement over pension arrangements.

Outcomes First Group has acquired five schools from Chatsworth Schools group, and established non-selective independent schools group ‘Blenheim Schools’.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has rubber-stamped an application by Mereside Educational Trust - a subsidiary of OneSchool Global - to move its existing operation into new premises at Osbourne Court in Gadbrook Park

Godolphin, which opened in 1784, is forming a partnership with Chafyn Grove under the United Learning Group.

Loughborough Amherst and Maidwell Hall schools plan to close due to financial challenges, including the introduction of VAT on school fees.

The government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on independent school fees of being detached from the real world.

Schools are reportedly set to increase fees by more than expected, according to new analysis.

Property experts predict that homeowners grappling with steeper tuition bills will either downsize, relocate to more affordable areas, or choose state schools, weakening demand in prime residential areas such as Islington, Hampstead and Chiswick.

In an effort to block the controversial VAT on school fees legislation from coming into law, six families supported by the Independent Schools Council (ISC) have filed a judicial review in the High Court.

Surrey County Council says it is unable to accommodate pupils switching from fee paying schools as a result of Labour’s VAT levy on school fees from next month/

Eton College is reducing the number of bursaries it offers so that by the 2027/2028 academic year only 70 boys out of more than 1,300 at the school will remain on free places.

A significant number of parents of private school pupils are applying to state secondaries in Edinburgh.

Immanuel College Prep School, a private Jewish primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, is to close at the end of the academic year,

Children of strictly Orthodox Jewish parents will have their schools closed, forcing thousands to be homeschooled, Jewish organisations have warned.

Michael Bond, the chairman of the London Fee Assistance Consortium (LFAC), has defended the group’s purpose of paying for children’s independent education.

Prep school Old Hall in Wellington, Shropshire, will be renamed Wrekin Prep from September next year to emphasise the relationship between the prep school and Wrekin College.

Cobham Hall, an independent school in Cobham, Kent, will enrol pupils with special education needs in the new year.

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.

Specialist educational provider Witherslack Group has purchased Felden Lodge in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for £5.25 million.

Plans to move Ashford School in East Hill, Kent, to nearby Great Chart have been scrapped

Haileybury, a co-educational independent boarding and day schools has launched a space programme in partnership with aerospace company, BAE Systems.

Inspired Learning Group is acquiring Eton End School, in Datchet, Berkshire, an independent preparatory co-educational day school,

Downing-backed Bridges Care and Education, which trades under the name Spaghetti Bridge, is opening Valley Bridge, a new independent day and SEND school in Gloucester.

Ofqual is investigating a growing gap between private and state schools in the use of exam access arrangements.

Bolton School in Greater Manchester is investing in a facility for the playing of padel, a rapidly growing racket game of Mexican origin.

A new report from the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) has called upon co-educational schools to review and improve how girls are being educated.

Independent schools have been unable to register for VAT online because of an incompetent HM Revenue & Customs website.

Greenfield School in Woking in Surrey, which was given a £13.3 million loan by the now bankrupt Woking Borough Council, say it does “not currently have funds” to fully repay its debt.

Research published by the Sutton Trust has revealed that top-selling musicians are six times more likely than the public to have attended private schools.

Carrdus School in Banbury, Oxfordshire, a co-educational prep school for three-to-11 year olds in Banbury, Oxfordshire, will close in the spring if it cannot find a buyer.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has written to private schools asking about discounts for its diplomats abroad, who are affected by increased costs imposed by the government itself.

Braeside School in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, part of The Oak-Tree Group of Schools, is closing next summer.

Hulme Grammar School in Oldham, Greater Manchester, has launched an outreach programme aimed at strengthening collaborations with local schools, charities, organisations and the local authority.

The Julia Rausing Trust has awarded a £1.5 million grant to Heathfield School in Ascot, Berkshire to fully fund pupils.

Durham High School, an independent day school for girls aged between three years and 18, is be operated by a newly created company, Durham Education, part of the Ruthin Education Group.

The Independent Schools Council today published its latest ‘Celebrating Partnerships’ booklet, showcasing examples of collaborative programmes between independent and state schools.

Concord College, in Acton Burnell, Shropshire, is planning to demolish two buildings on its site and replace them with improved dining and boarding blocks.

Queenswood, a girls' private school near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has been refused permission to serve alcohol to sixth-formers at social events.

A teacher at Burlington House School in North London has been suspended after describing assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “martyr” on social media,

The Independent Schools Council is to launch legal action against the government’s decision to levy VAT on independent school fees.

Framlingham College in Suffolk has taken over responsibility for a mere in its grounds from conservation charity Suffolk Wildlife Trust from September next year.

Greenfield School in Woking in Surrey is at the centre of a dispute over a large loan it received from Woking Borough Council, before the council declared itself bankrupt.

An anonymous benefactor has paid for seven sixth-form pupils to attend Bradford Grammar School where annual frees are around £15,700.

To no one's great surprise Chancellor Rachel Reeve confirmed in today's Budget speech Labour's tax raid on private schools and parents of private school pupils.

The Metropolitan Police is reopening its investigation into the crash at The Study Prep primary school in Wimbledon, which resulted in two eight-year-old girls being killed.

Malvern St James Girls’ School in Great Malvern, Worcestershire is aiming to join a “family” of schools.

Representatives from the Free Presbyterian Church have lobbied the Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn about Labour's plans to levy VAT on school fees.

Inspired Learning Group is acquiring St Francis School in Pewsey, Wiltshire, from the Hayfran Trust.

The headteacher of St Swithun's School has told the BBC that a ban on smartphone use by its pupils in Years 7 to 11 has proved successful with the children becoming "more sociable".

Independent schools will be able to claim back the tax they have paid on capital projects such as buildings and land acquisition completed over the past 10 years once they have registered for VAT.

Walhampton School has submitted a premises licence application for events it plans to hold to help offset pressure on fee caused by the government’s VAT plans.

Carfax Education has launched the fifth annual Schools Index, an international index of the top 150 private schools from across the world, reviewed and selected by a panel of education consultants.

The MP for South Devon, Caroline Voaden, has warned that parents are selling their homes to be able to afford future VAT on school fees for their children with special needs.

A group representing more than 270 Jewish, Muslim and Christian independent faith schools is lobbying the government to exempt schools that charge less than £7,690 from VAT.

The new Labour administration is facing a two-pronged attack on its plans to impose VAT on private school fees.

Two schools' trade unions have urged the government to delay the imposition of VAT on private school fees.

A survey of Independent Schools Council member schools has revealed a 1.7% drop in pupil numbers across all year groups at the start of this academic year.

Data has indicated a reduction in the number of children registered to sit the 11-plus entrance tests for grammar schools next September.

Prior Park College, a co-educational public school for boarding and day pupils in Bath, is to reposition itself as Christian after almost 200 years as a Catholic school,

Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools is to merge ESMS Nursery and Junior School, The Mary Erskine School and Stewart’s Melville College.

The Iona School, an independent primary school in Nottingham, has closed and appointed Philip Harris and Nathan Jones of FRP Advisory as joint administrators,

Invested Education, an independent special school in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, has been rated Inadequate by Ofsted

European embassies have been  lobbying the UK government to exempt international schools from VAT on fees,

Labour MP Rachael Maskell says independent schools charging less than £6,500 per annum should be exempt from the planned 20% VAT charge on school fees.

The Welsh government is planning to revoke charitable status for private schools in Wales.

Six Surrey MPs have called on the government to exclude all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from the imposition of VAT on school fees.

More than half of parents with children at private school said their education could be disrupted in the coming year because of the imposition of VAT on school fees, according to a survey of high net worth individuals.

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said she does not accept claims that independent schools will be forced to withdraw bursaries once VAT is imposed on fees.

The addition of VAT to school fees could lead to staff job cuts, Scottish independent schools have warned.

Three men have been charged in connection with allegations of child cruelty at an independent school in Wirral.

Three pupils from Newcastle High School for Girls’ (NHSG) have won the national ‘Step into the NHS’ secondary school competition prize.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales says VAT on private school fees from 1 January doesn’t give private schools enough time to prepare.

A poll conducted by LBC in the past two weeks found that 85% of parents of children in independent schools are considering removing them.

Oxford International College in Oxford has been rated Inadequate by Ofsted following an inspection in April.

The leaders of the Independent Schools Council and the Boarding Schools’ Association have called for the Continuity of Education Allowance to be increased.

Boys school Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Wakefield Girls’ High School, both located in the West Yorkshire city, are to merge.

The Northern Ireland government’s education minister Paul Givan has said parents in the province should not pay VAT on private school fees.

Following its decision to admit girls into Reception and Year 1 this year, King’s House School said it will admit girls into Year 7 from September next year.

The independent Conifers School in Midhurst, West Sussex, has closed.

The Labour government has come under sustained criticism from across the political spectrum as the House of Lords debated the proposal to levy 20% VAT on school fees

Half of all GCSEs taken by pupils at independent schools were graded at level 8 or 9, according to a sample taken by the Independent Schools Council,

The French Embassy in London has told the UK government that it is “concerned” about 20% VAT being imposed on French schools in Britain.