British Education Secretary responds to why Eton shouldn’t pay tax

British private schools usually offer various sorts of assistance -- such as access to playing fields -- to government schools in their area. Eton offers access to its rowing lake. But the basic reason they are given charitable status is that they are non-profit institutions which provide high quality education to their pupils which is not readily available elsewhere

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi came under fire as he appeared to avoid explaining why Eton College, which charges £44,000 a year, deserves charity status which exempts it from taxes.

The Tory MP said to Sky News presenter Kay Burley that 50 per cent of the independent education sector has charitable status, including Eton.

Without saying exactly why Eton should be allowed to dodge taxes, Zahawi added: “I want to see those schools do much more to open up to children from disadvantages backgrounds.

‘Evidence suggests the best way forward’, Zahawi says
“They are doing a lot already, they want to do more with us on our journey which is really my focus, which is a system that is diverse. We have academies, we have free schools, we have independent sector, that’s a good thing I think in an education system.

“They want to do more on that journey, where we get every child to have a great education in every part of the country, at the right time in the right place, but I think it’s also important that they play their part.”

“What does that mean?”, Burley asked.

Zahawi replied: “Well, can we get our independent schools to join us on what the evidence suggests is the best way forward, which is a family of schools that are well-managed, tightly-managed, really well-supported in a multi-academy trust that’s high performing, that we know from evidence delivers the best outcome?”

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/nadhim-zahawi-eton-college-tax-charity-311583/

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British school slammed after pupils penned critical letters of Boris Johnson

The Education Secretary has slammed a primary school that was accused of encouraging its 10-year-old pupils into writing highly critical letters on Boris Johnson.

Nadhim Zahawi, 54, shot a direct warning to the Labour-run council which oversees Welbeck Primary School in Nottingham and insisted 'no school should encourage young people to pin their colours to a political mast'.

Staff at the school were blasted yesterday for allegedly pushing the youngsters as young as 10 into penning notes attacking the PM and calling for him to resign.

Welbeck Primary's Twitter account shared a picture of the children brandishing documents addressed to a local Labour MP, who supports the headmistresses.

Another showed a pupil scowling next to a whiteboard which said 'lies, mistrust and selfish' next to 'Boris Johnson' in an adult's handwriting.

And one zoomed in on a letter allegedly written by a year six student using the phrase 'PMQs' and breaking down the UK economy and pandemic response.

Meanwhile the headteacher has tweeted a series of left-wing messages and used the phrase 'Tory scum' online.

Mr Zahawi warned that schools must not address political issues in a 'partisan' way.

'While there is a clear need for schools to address political issues in the classroom from time to time, this must not be done in a partisan way. No school should be encouraging young people to pin their colours to a political mast,' he said.

Meanwhile an A4 letter, allegedly written by one of Welbeck's year six students to Labour MP Lilian Greenwood was also posted online.

It went into excruciating detail about the UK economy, the political situation in Westminster and the Government's response to the pandemic.

Letter criticising PM over the economy, politics and pandemic that was 'written by a TEN-YEAR-OLD' sent to Labour MP

An A4 letter, allegedly written by one of the year six students, to Labour MP Lilian Greenwood, was posted online by the school.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/uknews/school-slammed-after-pupils-penned-critical-letters-of-boris-johnson/ar-AATF6FU

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Native American Group Says OK to NJ School’s Use of ‘Warrior’ Name

WILDWOOD — As many New Jersey schools reconsider their use of Native American images and names for their teams one school is keeping it with the blessing of a Native American education group.

The district began a review of the Warrior name and consulted with The Native American Guardian’s Association, a group that advocates for increased education about Native American history especially in public educational institutions. The group's philosophy is "educate not eradicate."

"Whenever the Board of Education’s use of Native American imagery has come into question, the position has been that any exploration into changes to the district's branding should be made in collaboration with the school community in consultation with representatives of Native American Indian communities," Superintendent J. Kenyon Kummings said in a written statement. "The board kept its word and in doing so found additional cultural and educational benefits for our students."

NAGA gave its approval of continued use of the Warrior name in part because it makes a distinction between the use of a mascot and a logo.

The group believes that removing Native American imagery from popular culture further discredits their importance in U.S. history.

“The process was helped by the fact that the Wildwood Public School District has not had a mascot (costume) for over two decades," Kummings said.

NAGA will also provide education about the “rich cultural heritage and social justice for this longtime marginalized race," according to the district.

Wildwood Board of Education President Ernest Troiano III defended the use of the Warrior for 107 years as one of respect for what the name represents.

“Schools and teams using the nickname 'Warriors' have done so out of reverence for the classic Indian warrior … for their prowess in combat and never giving up – something that is important in the context of athletics. We wear the Warrior name and logo in unity, and with pride, for what the Native American Warrior represents.”

https://wpgtalkradio.com/native-american-group-says-ok-to-nj-schools-use-of-warrior-name/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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