School à la carte

My daughter has another two years before she applies for a place at an LEA-run school or is assessed for a fee-paying school.  There are other possibilities too, including foreign government schools in London and alternative (but relatively cheap) fee-paying schools. And, of course, there’s home schooling. The more I look at the stress of [...]

Credit crunch: When they can’t afford the school fees any longer

The credit crunch has begun to hit my middle class circle recently in a very personal way.  When the last bubble burst (dot com, circa 2000), I was younger. No kids. No mortgage. Very few real responsibilities.  Most of my friends at the time were similarly situated. It was a blip for us.  We moved [...]