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Direct linkTilly Clough – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2024
In England and Wales, fee-charging independent schools can be legally classified as charities and, therefore, receive associated benefits, the most obvious being taxation advantages. The high fees charged by many of these schools create financial exclusivity, which, it will be seen, confers significant social and cultural capital to those who can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competitive Selection, Reputation, Institutional Characteristics
Palfreyman, David – Education and the Law, 2007
In England and Wales "independent schools" ("private schools" or, confusingly, "public schools") almost always have "charitable status". Hence, they are now subject to the new "public benefit" test imposed in the Charities Act 2006. There is much discussion as to whether this test will be a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Finance, Trusts (Financial)
