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Private school fees: the pros and cons of paying up front
Private school fees have become front page news, with the newly-elected Labour government pledging to add VAT to costs. Fees now cost an average of £18,000 a year, and with Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising to add 20% to school fees by 2025, the cost …