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Do private schools need a rethink?

In the last few weeks, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for private schools in the UK to have their charitable status scrapped, but why?Also today, The Sunday Times launches its annual Parent Power Schools Guide. School league tables: the best UK primary and secondary schools revealed<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-uk-schools-guide-parent-power-tr95xdztg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find the best primary and secondary schools in your area with our guide to academic performance.</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>. Guest: Sian Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: Parliament TV, BBC Archive, BBC, Bloomberg, London Review of Books. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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