Is taxing private schools pointless?
Martin Geissler and Laura Miller hear why the boss of a prestigious private school in Edinburgh thinks charging VAT on fees is damaging the whole education system.
Edinburgh’s Fettes College, once attended by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is reportedly pondering job cuts after the UK Government moved to charge VAT on private school fees.
Lisa Kerr (pictured), Principal of George Watson’s College, tells us why she thinks taxing schools like hers is also bad for state school pupils.
And after ‘hoaching’ and ‘shoogly’ were added to the Oxford English Dictionary, Martin and Laura identify their favourite Scottish words.
Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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