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The Report: Private schools and public benefit

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11/12/2014

Private schools and public benefit

BBC Radio 4 - The Report, Private schools and public benefit

Are private schools doing enough to support state schools? Simon Cox investigates.

Simon Cox asks whether private schools are doing enough to support state schools.

Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has caused controversy by arguing that private schools that don't have partnerships with their state counterparts should lose their business rates relief. But how easy is it to discover what partnerships are happening? And do they do any good? Simon Cox investigates.

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