Emergency School Fees Support Appeal
Helping Children Affected by VAT on School Fees
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The Association for Families of Independent Schooling (AFIS) has today launched the Emergency School Fees Support Appeal, a new initiative designed to help children remain in the schools they know and love despite the introduction of VAT on independent school fees.
AFIS' second Parent Poll is live, and we would love to hear your thoughts...
A coalition of schools, parents, and pupils, launched an appeal against the Government’s tax on education, with the most recent hearing held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, on January 20th and 21st. Paul Flint, an Advisory Panel Member for AFIS - the Association for Families of Independent Schooling, knows full well the importance of government support for state and independent schooling, and shares his thoughts...
AFIS Founder & CEO, Michelle Daniells, shares her thoughts on schooling in a digital world, and discusses pro-action vs prohibition...
Dr Ian Hopkinson reviews "Working with Boys" by Andrew Hampton
AFIS Director & Chair, Peter Hogan, shares his thoughts and asks the question; Why isn’t there a group to represent the parents?
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 100 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 ‘𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘝𝘈𝘛 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘴’” (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 4 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 2026)
It’s not the first time this confusion has been mentioned to me and it feels important to set the record straight.
Dr Ian Hopkinson reviews "When the parents change everything changes" by Paul Dix
AFIS is in the news describing the importance of such an association for families. Read the article to discover the 3 core motivations for its launch.
Dr Ian Hopkinson reviews "When Girls Fall Out", by Andrew, Holly and Naomi Hampton
AFIS Members will be able to have their say on a wide range of relevant topics by responding to our regular polls.
AFIS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to championing parental choice, securing fairer representation for independent-schooling families, supporting members with benefits and resources, and widening access to independent education.
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