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Kate Middleton Has a Huge Decision to Make About Prince George’s Future

The Prince and Princess of Wales have reportedly clashed about where to send their oldest son, Prince George, to school.

Marie Claire

Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old

Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Labour’s attack on private schools is misguided, damaging and cruel

It’s hard to pinpoint the most egregious side effects of Rachel Reeves’s Budget so far, with its blizzard of bizarre policies fraught with unpleasant unintended consequences. Who do they most want to hurt? Business owners, farmers and parents who have the cheek to want the best education for their children…

Evening Standard

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Ministers pause plans to open 44 new state schools in England

Decision affects secondaries and primaries approved by previous government using its ‘free school’ application process

The Guardian - UK

Eton among elite private schools set to cash in on windfall from new VAT rules

VAT-registered schools will be able to claim refunds for tax paid on capital projects over past 10 years

The Guardian - UK

Let’s speak about the importance of oracy

Letters: Greg Brooks thinks oracy needs to be given equal status with literacy and numeracy. Dr Kate Paradine says state schools don’t need to follow a model set by private schools

The Guardian - UK

If Eton can do it … Public speaking advice from state-educated experts

As state schools are called upon to improve pupils’ debating skills, how can students build their confidence?

The Guardian - UK

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State schools should set up debating clubs, says senior Eton leader

Jonathan Noakes also suggests training teachers to encourage discussion, as government focuses on oracy

The Guardian - UK

Leading universities urged to take no more than 10% of students from private schools

Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book

The Guardian - UK

Eton College music teacher banned from school after searching ‘gay little boys’ on work laptop

David Goode admits remorse over his actions but an investigation found there was a public interest in banning him from teaching for life

The Independent UK

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools

The elite school says it will raise fees to £63,000 per annum from January, according to reports

The Independent UK

Lord Fellowes obituary

Private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the divorces of three of her children and the death of Princess Diana

The Guardian - UK

William van Cutsem: Prince William's 'brotherlike' BFF — and latest hire

The childhood pals reportedly shared a love of shooting, skiing and parties growing up — now the chartered surveyor nicknamed “VC” has been appointed the future king’s adviser. Katie Strick charts their lifelong friendship

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton and Prince William ignored this royal tradition, and it will 'strengthen their family unit'

The Prince and Princess of Wales made a choice for Prince George, Charlotte and Louis that strayed from an established royal tradition

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Neal obituary

Other lives: History teacher at Eton who became a creative headteacher of Cranborne Chase school for girls in Wiltshire

TechRadar

Talk about a downgrade — iconic British private school that has educated world leaders and royalty is forcing pupils to use ancient Nokia phones

Iconic British private school Eton to force pupils to use ancient Nokia phones in a bid to improve classroom behavior.

The Guardian - UK

Smartphones are bad for kids – we don’t need to call on scientific data to know it

Jonathan Haidt’s claims about the effects of devices on children’s wellbeing have been criticised for lacking proof, but they tell us what we need to know

Evening Standard

Eton pupils to swap their smartphones for offline Nokias from next term

From September, the school will issue boys with a Nokia handset that is not connected to the internet and can only be used to make calls and send texts

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The Guardian - UK

Message to Labour: don’t tax school fees. Make private schools work for the public good

Finding a balance between privatisation and nationalisation has defied past governments – the party must make this its mission, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Playing fields sold off, swimming pools closed down – state-school children don’t have a sporting chance

A Guardian report has revealed the huge areas of outdoor space owned by UK private schools. It’s time for this inequality to end, says journalist Robert Verkaik

The Guardian - UK

Beagling, golf and jolly hockey sticks: outdoor life at England’s largest private schools

Guardian investigation reveals vast gap in outdoor space and lists the top 10 schools with the most of all

The Guardian - UK

How England’s top private schools came to own 38,000 acres of land

Students at top fee-paying institutions benefit from centuries of philanthropy originally intended to help the poor

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupils

Guardian investigation finds pupils at England’s wealthiest schools have much greater access to land, with implications for mental health

The Independent UK

Bear Grylls history with the Scouts explained amid Russell Brand baptism controversy

The Eton-educated former soldier, a master of survival, was an easy pick to become the UK’s youngest-ever chief scout aged just 34

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